Bahamas vs Barbados: Prostate cancer death rate in men

Bahamas
40.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Barbados
42.54 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
Bahamas rank
7th
Barbados rank
5th

Prostate cancer death rate in men over time

  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 42.54 deaths per 100,000 people against 40.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Bahamas, a difference of 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Barbados ahead.

Bahamas ranks 7th and Barbados ranks 5th of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Barbados in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Barbados Difference Ahead
1970s 15.73 deaths per 100,000 people 26.45 deaths per 100,000 people 10.72 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados
1980s 31.32 deaths per 100,000 people 37.46 deaths per 100,000 people 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados
1990s 39.71 deaths per 100,000 people 59.44 deaths per 100,000 people 19.73 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados
2000s 46.42 deaths per 100,000 people 49.7 deaths per 100,000 people 3.28 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados
2010s 44.9 deaths per 100,000 people 44.03 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8708 deaths per 100,000 people Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prostate cancer death rate in men, Bahamas or Barbados?
Barbados, at 42.54 deaths per 100,000 people against 40.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Bahamas as of 2013.
What is the difference in prostate cancer death rate in men between Bahamas and Barbados?
2.36 deaths per 100,000 people, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
25 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2013.
How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for prostate cancer death rate in men?
Bahamas ranks 7th and Barbados ranks 5th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Prostate cancer death rate in men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Prostate cancer death rate in men
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,882 data points, 1950–2023
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Reported deaths from prostate cancer in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.