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Bahamas
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Bahamas and Mauritania health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Mauritania
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Bahamas Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Mauritania MAURITANIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    60.9
    65.9
    63.3
    51
    47
    49
     
    41.5
    45.7
    43.5
    131
    123
    129
    1970
    63.1
    69.4
    66.2
    59
    48
    55
     
    45.5
    49.9
    47.6
    135
    129
    133
    1980
    63.8
    71.8
    67.7
    73
    59
    64
     
    50.5
    54.7
    52.5
    135
    133
    134
    1990
    66.0
    73.3
    69.5
    76
    69
    70
     
    55.6
    59.5
    57.5
    140
    136
    137
    2000
    69.5
    75.7
    72.6
    65
    53
    55
     
    58.4
    61.6
    60.0
    133
    132
    134
    2010
    71.7
    78.1
    75.0
    65
    51
    56
     
    60.5
    63.5
    62.0
    142
    145
    143
    2019
    69.9
    76.6
    73.2
    101
    94
    98
     
    68.1
    68.7
    68.4
    119
    141
    131
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Mauritania MAURITANIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    76.6
    101
    94
    68.1
    68.7
    119
    141
    Age 5
    70.7
    77.4
    115
    94
    73.8
    73.6
    71
    129
    Age 10
    70.8
    77.5
    115
    94
    74.2
    73.9
    68
    127
    Age 15
    70.9
    77.6
    114
    94
    74.3
    74.1
    68
    127
    Age 20
    71.3
    77.8
    113
    93
    74.6
    74.3
    69
    127
    Age 25
    71.9
    78.0
    110
    93
    74.9
    74.6
    69
    127
    Age 30
    72.6
    78.4
    102
    92
    75.3
    74.9
    70
    127
    Age 35
    73.5
    78.8
    97
    91
    75.7
    75.2
    70
    127
    Age 40
    74.4
    79.3
    90
    86
    76.1
    75.7
    67
    128
    Age 45
    75.4
    79.9
    85
    82
    76.6
    76.2
    66
    129
    Age 50
    76.5
    80.6
    80
    75
    77.2
    76.9
    67
    131
    Age 55
    77.7
    81.4
    77
    71
    78.1
    77.8
    66
    134
    Age 60
    79.1
    82.4
    70
    66
    79.1
    78.9
    71
    135
    Age 65
    80.8
    83.6
    67
    61
    80.6
    80.3
    70
    131
    Age 70
    82.8
    85.0
    61
    57
    82.3
    82.1
    68
    125
    Age 75
    85.0
    86.6
    61
    56
    84.6
    84.4
    67
    127
    Age 80
    87.5
    88.7
    56
    52
    87.1
    87.0
    69
    123
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.3
    64
    38
    90.1
    90.2
    71
    112
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Mauritania MAURITANIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    89.11
    124
    97.58
    114
    2. Stroke
    60.37
    118
    74.41
    100
    3. Hypertension
    53.15
    10
    16.11
    102
    4. Prostate Cancer
    44.70
    10
    18.54
    72
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.27
    61
    33.08
    83
    6. Violence
    36.36
    10
    13.71
    31
    7. HIV/AIDS
    32.20
    32
    7.20
    66
    8. Kidney Disease
    30.95
    52
    28.66
    67
    9. Breast Cancer
    30.82
    10
    14.72
    122
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.39
    90
    84.48
    39
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.83
    110
    19.76
    53
    12. Other Injuries
    16.64
    13
    8.96
    76
    13. Liver Disease
    16.20
    103
    25.88
    73
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    16.00
    7
    4.39
    78
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.79
    20
    4.86
    90
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.03
    61
    5.29
    146
    17. Lung Disease
    9.23
    170
    16.35
    131
    18. Cervical Cancer
    8.93
    90
    27.42
    20
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.42
    134
    31.87
    44
    20. Skin Disease
    7.42
    9
    2.17
    54
    21. Lung Cancers
    7.39
    119
    2.77
    163
    22. Uterin Cancer
    6.41
    9
    1.46
    141
    23. Drownings
    6.38
    17
    2.10
    112
    24. Lymphomas
    6.37
    30
    2.74
    157
    25. Falls
    4.97
    103
    6.66
    73
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    4.97
    49
    4.87
    54
    27. Stomach Cancer
    4.71
    120
    6.03
    91
    28. Alcohol
    4.67
    20
    0.69
    132
    29. Ovary Cancer
    4.61
    82
    3.39
    128
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    4.13
    133
    7.27
    46
    31. Low Birth Weight
    3.70
    109
    15.92
    3
    32. Suicide
    3.37
    159
    5.47
    132
    33. Liver Cancer
    3.07
    163
    12.80
    20
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.69
    90
    4.26
    67
    35. Fires
    2.66
    59
    3.05
    47
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    2.66
    125
    1.67
    151
    37. Leukemia
    2.45
    143
    0.73
    176
    38. Asthma
    2.16
    112
    8.59
    70
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.12
    105
    1.31
    140
    40. Epilepsy
    1.91
    73
    1.97
    72
    41. Maternal Conditions
    1.63
    75
    16.08
    15
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.47
    107
    9.85
    27
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.45
    115
    44.13
    41
    44. Malnutrition
    1.19
    94
    13.89
    20
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.06
    112
    1.53
    91
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.87
    63
    0.44
    93
    47. Oral Cancer
    0.83
    179
    2.03
    130
    48. Drug Use
    0.62
    149
    2.66
    30
    49. Bladder Cancer
    0.62
    174
    2.05
    93
    50. Meningitis
    0.61
    105
    8.18
    39
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    334
    14.26
    1,636
    6.92
    2. Stroke
    224
    9.56
    1,307
    5.53
    3. Hypertension
    198
    8.45
    286
    1.21
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    154
    6.58
    594
    2.51
    5. Violence
    148
    6.32
    491
    2.08
    6. HIV/AIDS
    134
    5.72
    231
    0.98
    7. Kidney Disease
    120
    5.12
    555
    2.35
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    98
    4.18
    2,756
    11.66
    9. Breast Cancer
    69
    2.95
    189
    0.80
    10. Liver Disease
    67
    2.86
    586
    2.48
    11. Other Injuries
    67
    2.86
    343
    1.45
    12. Prostate Cancer
    65
    2.78
    118
    0.50
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    62
    2.65
    197
    0.83
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    53
    2.26
    251
    1.06
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    47
    2.01
    110
    0.47
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    42
    1.79
    110
    0.47
    17. Lung Disease
    33
    1.41
    275
    1.16
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    30
    1.28
    1,158
    4.90
    19. Lung Cancers
    29
    1.24
    60
    0.25
    20. Skin Disease
    27
    1.15
    47
    0.20
    21. Drownings
    26
    1.11
    116
    0.49
    22. Lymphomas
    25
    1.07
    65
    0.28
    23. Cervical Cancer
    21
    0.90
    333
    1.41
    24. Alcohol
    20
    0.85
    16
    0.07
    25. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.77
    132
    0.56
    26. Falls
    18
    0.77
    140
    0.59
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    17
    0.73
    69
    0.29
    28. Low Birth Weight
    16
    0.68
    2,014
    8.52
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    16
    0.68
    665
    2.81
    30. Uterin Cancer
    14
    0.60
    17
    0.07
    31. Suicide
    14
    0.60
    141
    0.60
    32. Liver Cancer
    12
    0.51
    312
    1.32
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    10
    0.43
    39
    0.17
    34. Ovary Cancer
    10
    0.43
    43
    0.18
    35. Leukemia
    10
    0.43
    22
    0.09
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10
    0.43
    83
    0.35
    37. Fires
    10
    0.43
    123
    0.52
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    9
    0.38
    30
    0.13
    39. Asthma
    9
    0.38
    170
    0.72
    40. Epilepsy
    8
    0.34
    75
    0.32
    41. Maternal Conditions
    6
    0.26
    639
    2.70
    42. Birth Trauma
    6
    0.26
    1,204
    5.10
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5
    0.21
    1,656
    7.01
    44. Malnutrition
    4
    0.17
    462
    1.96
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4
    0.17
    34
    0.14
    46. Oral Cancer
    3
    0.13
    45
    0.19
    47. Other Neoplasms
    3
    0.13
    7
    0.03
    48. Meningitis
    2
    0.09
    357
    1.51
    49. Encephalitis
    2
    0.09
    33
    0.14
    50. Bladder Cancer
    2
    0.09
    42
    0.18
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    44.70
    10
    18.54
    72
    2. Breast Cancer
    30.82
    10
    14.72
    122
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.03
    61
    5.29
    146
    4. Cervical Cancer
    8.93
    90
    27.42
    20
    5. Lung Cancers
    7.39
    119
    2.77
    163
    6. Uterin Cancer
    6.41
    9
    1.46
    141
    7. Lymphomas
    6.37
    30
    2.74
    157
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.71
    120
    6.03
    91
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.61
    82
    3.39
    128
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.07
    163
    12.80
    20
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.66
    125
    1.67
    151
    12. Leukemia
    2.45
    143
    0.73
    176
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.12
    105
    1.31
    140
    14. Oral Cancer
    0.83
    179
    2.03
    130
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.62
    174
    2.05
    93
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.23
    173
    2.41
    54
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.