Which has higher number of deaths, Bahamas or Barbados?

Bahamas, at 3,484 deaths against 2,999 deaths in Barbados as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Bahamas and Barbados?

485 deaths, with Bahamas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Barbados: Number of deaths

Bahamas

3,484 deaths

in 2023

Barbados

2,999 deaths

in 2023

Bahamas rank

172nd

Barbados rank

175th

Number of deaths over time

Bahamas
Barbados

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 3,484 deaths against 2,999 deaths in Barbados, a difference of 485 deaths.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.

Bahamas ranks 172nd and Barbados ranks 175th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Barbados in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Barbados	Difference	Ahead
1950s	957.8 deaths	2,696 deaths	1,738 deaths	Barbados
1960s	1,105 deaths	1,887 deaths	781.2 deaths	Barbados
1970s	1,247 deaths	1,684 deaths	436.8 deaths	Barbados
1980s	1,486 deaths	1,792 deaths	306.7 deaths	Barbados
1990s	1,903 deaths	2,298 deaths	394.1 deaths	Barbados
2000s	2,312 deaths	2,433 deaths	121.1 deaths	Barbados
2010s	3,018 deaths	2,597 deaths	420.3 deaths	Bahamas
2020s	3,782 deaths	2,902 deaths	880 deaths	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Bahamas or Barbados?: Bahamas, at 3,484 deaths against 2,999 deaths in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Bahamas and Barbados?: 485 deaths, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for number of deaths?: Bahamas ranks 172nd and Barbados ranks 175th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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