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Compare Panama and Bahamas health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Panama PANAMA   Bahamas BAHAMAS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    59.9
    62.0
    60.9
    58
    61
    60
    		  
    60.9
    65.9
    63.3
    51
    48
    49
    1970
    64.2
    67.0
    65.6
    52
    60
    57
    		  
    63.1
    69.4
    66.2
    59
    48
    55
    1980
    67.8
    72.4
    70.1
    37
    54
    47
    		  
    63.8
    71.8
    67.7
    73
    59
    64
    1990
    69.8
    75.2
    72.5
    40
    46
    39
    		  
    66.0
    73.3
    69.5
    76
    69
    70
    2000
    71.9
    77.0
    74.4
    43
    47
    44
    		  
    67.2
    72.9
    70.0
    83
    87
    89
    2010
    73.5
    79.8
    76.5
    43
    37
    38
    		  
    71.7
    78.1
    75.0
    65
    51
    56
    2015
    74.7
    81.1
    77.8
    42
    37
    37
    		  
    72.9
    79.1
    76.1
    63
    52
    54
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Panama PANAMA   Bahamas BAHAMAS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    74.7
    81.1
    42
    37
    		  
    72.9
    79.1
    63
    52
    Age 5
    76.2
    82.3
    40
    31
    		  
    73.8
    80.0
    64
    48
    Age 10
    76.3
    82.4
    39
    31
    		  
    73.9
    80.1
    66
    49
    Age 15
    76.5
    82.5
    38
    31
    		  
    74.0
    80.1
    66
    50
    Age 20
    77.0
    82.7
    37
    31
    		  
    74.3
    80.3
    66
    49
    Age 25
    77.7
    82.9
    35
    30
    		  
    74.7
    80.4
    64
    48
    Age 30
    78.3
    83.2
    34
    29
    		  
    75.2
    80.7
    61
    48
    Age 35
    78.9
    83.4
    31
    29
    		  
    75.8
    81.0
    58
    48
    Age 40
    79.5
    83.7
    28
    29
    		  
    76.6
    81.4
    54
    46
    Age 45
    80.0
    84.0
    25
    29
    		  
    77.4
    81.9
    51
    44
    Age 50
    80.7
    84.5
    22
    26
    		  
    78.3
    82.5
    43
    43
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    20
    26
    		  
    79.5
    83.2
    42
    41
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.7
    19
    19
    		  
    80.7
    84.1
    40
    37
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.6
    12
    14
    		  
    82.1
    85.0
    40
    37
    Age 70
    85.7
    87.8
    5
    11
    		  
    83.7
    86.2
    43
    38
    Age 75
    87.6
    89.2
    1
    4
    		  
    85.7
    87.8
    43
    36
    Age 80
    90.0
    91.1
    1
    4
    		  
    87.8
    89.7
    47
    34
    Age 85
    92.7
    93.4
    2
    3
    		  
    90.6
    92.1
    53
    28
    Age 90
    95.8
    96.1
    2
    4
    		  
    94.0
    95.0
    52
    29
    Age 95
    99.1
    99.2
    3
    11
    		  
    97.8
    98.4
    68
    38
    Age 100
    102.5
    102.5
    24
    32
    		  
    102.1
    102.5
    74
    35
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Panama PANAMA   Bahamas BAHAMAS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    65.55
    130
    		  
    88.85
    88
    2. Stroke
    48.73
    130
    		  
    59.30
    120
    3. Violence
    34.35
    11
    		  
    15.21
    31
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    28.16
    83
    		  
    43.27
    39
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.34
    95
    		  
    29.71
    87
    6. Prostate Cancer
    22.94
    46
    		  
    41.49
    10
    7. Kidney Disease
    16.44
    63
    		  
    16.29
    67
    8. Breast Cancer
    14.36
    104
    		  
    22.41
    23
    9. HIV/AIDS
    13.95
    65
    		  
    72.69
    27
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.77
    101
    		  
    11.79
    121
    11. Hypertension
    12.76
    119
    		  
    41.53
    7
    12. Stomach Cancer
    12.10
    37
    		  
    6.06
    77
    13. Lung Disease
    11.79
    139
    		  
    3.28
    170
    14. Liver Disease
    10.70
    111
    		  
    7.10
    138
    15. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9.34
    69
    		  
    1.14
    134
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.94
    74
    		  
    10.84
    62
    17. Lung Cancers
    8.81
    97
    		  
    9.19
    96
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    8.55
    88
    		  
    6.07
    121
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.53
    71
    		  
    7.77
    82
    20. Tuberculosis
    7.76
    79
    		  
    0.00
    172
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.52
    93
    		  
    6.36
    105
    22. Other Injuries
    6.69
    130
    		  
    7.18
    125
    23. Leukemia
    6.28
    3
    		  
    2.50
    130
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.19
    110
    		  
    4.11
    125
    25. Lymphomas
    5.15
    74
    		  
    7.76
    16
    26. Ovary Cancer
    4.92
    70
    		  
    5.45
    52
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    4.85
    99
    		  
    9.67
    54
    28. Liver Cancer
    4.79
    99
    		  
    1.87
    166
    29. Suicide
    4.52
    129
    		  
    2.19
    159
    30. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.69
    70
    		  
    6.79
    35
    31. Drownings
    3.65
    87
    		  
    4.68
    74
    32. Falls
    3.63
    116
    		  
    2.69
    131
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.31
    88
    		  
    3.74
    80
    34. Malnutrition
    2.69
    81
    		  
    0.31
    132
    35. Oral Cancer
    2.49
    101
    		  
    2.22
    113
    36. Asthma
    2.39
    109
    		  
    1.45
    124
    37. Other Neoplasms
    2.36
    103
    		  
    1.08
    149
    38. Uterin Cancer
    2.28
    72
    		  
    3.47
    32
    39. Skin Disease
    2.25
    73
    		  
    6.84
    22
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    2.17
    77
    		  
    3.31
    29
    41. Skin Cancers
    1.83
    71
    		  
    1.97
    59
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.75
    115
    		  
    2.22
    108
    43. Maternal Conditions
    1.69
    77
    		  
    0.50
    106
    44. Epilepsy
    1.68
    95
    		  
    1.39
    114
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.58
    117
    		  
    1.60
    116
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.43
    125
    		  
    1.14
    140
    47. Drug Use
    1.42
    71
    		  
    0.55
    121
    48. Meningitis
    1.27
    100
    		  
    0.83
    112
    49. Bladder Cancer
    1.24
    133
    		  
    1.14
    136
    50. Upper Respiratory
    0.96
    5
    		  
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Panama PANAMA   Bahamas BAHAMAS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,218
    13.85
    		  
    299
    15.15
    2. Stroke
    1,656
    10.35
    		  
    198
    10.07
    3. Violence
    1,292
    8.07
    		  
    58
    2.95
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    944
    5.90
    		  
    146
    7.42
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    898
    5.61
    		  
    96
    4.89
    6. Kidney Disease
    558
    3.48
    		  
    57
    2.89
    7. HIV/AIDS
    513
    3.21
    		  
    295
    14.96
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    503
    3.14
    		  
    44
    2.25
    9. Hypertension
    434
    2.71
    		  
    140
    7.09
    10. Stomach Cancer
    413
    2.58
    		  
    21
    1.08
    11. Lung Disease
    400
    2.50
    		  
    11
    0.54
    12. Liver Disease
    364
    2.27
    		  
    26
    1.32
    13. Prostate Cancer
    363
    2.27
    		  
    58
    2.92
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    355
    2.22
    		  
    20
    1.00
    15. Diarrhoeal diseases
    352
    2.20
    		  
    3
    0.18
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    301
    1.88
    		  
    38
    1.94
    17. Lung Cancers
    298
    1.86
    		  
    33
    1.69
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    291
    1.82
    		  
    28
    1.40
    19. Tuberculosis
    273
    1.70
    		  
    1
    0.06
    20. Breast Cancer
    256
    1.60
    		  
    47
    2.37
    21. Other Injuries
    246
    1.54
    		  
    23
    1.15
    22. Leukemia
    221
    1.38
    		  
    9
    0.46
    23. Low Birth Weight
    216
    1.35
    		  
    13
    0.66
    24. Lymphomas
    175
    1.09
    		  
    28
    1.41
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    167
    1.04
    		  
    33
    1.68
    26. Suicide
    166
    1.04
    		  
    9
    0.44
    27. Liver Cancer
    162
    1.01
    		  
    7
    0.35
    28. Drownings
    137
    0.85
    		  
    18
    0.93
    29. Cervical Cancer
    134
    0.84
    		  
    13
    0.64
    30. Falls
    127
    0.79
    		  
    8
    0.42
    31. Alzheimers/Dementia
    125
    0.78
    		  
    23
    1.15
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    112
    0.70
    		  
    13
    0.65
    33. Malnutrition
    98
    0.61
    		  
    2
    0.11
    34. Oral Cancer
    87
    0.54
    		  
    8
    0.41
    35. Ovary Cancer
    86
    0.54
    		  
    11
    0.55
    36. Asthma
    82
    0.51
    		  
    5
    0.25
    37. Other Neoplasms
    80
    0.50
    		  
    4
    0.19
    38. Skin Disease
    78
    0.48
    		  
    23
    1.18
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    74
    0.46
    		  
    11
    0.54
    40. Birth Trauma
    73
    0.46
    		  
    7
    0.36
    41. Maternal Conditions
    65
    0.40
    		  
    2
    0.11
    42. Skin Cancers
    60
    0.38
    		  
    7
    0.37
    43. Epilepsy
    59
    0.37
    		  
    5
    0.27
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    53
    0.33
    		  
    7
    0.34
    45. Drug Use
    50
    0.32
    		  
    3
    0.13
    46. Meningitis
    47
    0.29
    		  
    3
    0.16
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    47
    0.29
    		  
    4
    0.20
    48. Bladder Cancer
    42
    0.26
    		  
    4
    0.21
    49. Uterin Cancer
    40
    0.25
    		  
    7
    0.38
    50. Upper Respiratory
    35
    0.22
    		  
    0
    0.01
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Panama PANAMA   Bahamas BAHAMAS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    22.94
    46
    		  
    41.49
    10
    2. Breast Cancer
    14.36
    104
    		  
    22.41
    23
    3. Stomach Cancer
    12.10
    37
    		  
    6.06
    77
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.94
    74
    		  
    10.84
    62
    5. Lung Cancers
    8.81
    97
    		  
    9.19
    96
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.52
    93
    		  
    6.36
    105
    7. Leukemia
    6.28
    3
    		  
    2.50
    130
    8. Lymphomas
    5.15
    74
    		  
    7.76
    16
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.92
    70
    		  
    5.45
    52
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.79
    99
    		  
    1.87
    166
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.31
    88
    		  
    3.74
    80
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.49
    101
    		  
    2.22
    113
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.28
    72
    		  
    3.47
    32
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.83
    71
    		  
    1.97
    59
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.58
    117
    		  
    1.60
    116
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.24
    133
    		  
    1.14
    136
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.