Health in Barbados

991 indicators covering health for Barbados.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59, male 54.2% 2021 down 16.6% 82nd
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59 59.5% 2021 down 17.7% 74th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 60+, female 83.9% 2021 down 7.4% 33rd
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 60+, male 83.5% 2021 down 7.0% 22nd
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 60+ 83.7% 2021 down 7.2% 28th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, female 81.1% 2021 down 8.1% 31st
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, male 77.1% 2021 down 5.6% 32nd
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0-4 0.0% 2021 β€” 3rd
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0-4 0.0% 2021 β€” 3rd
Stomach cancer death rate 3.44 2013 down 52.1% 70th
Colon and rectum cancer death rate 16.57 2013 up 13.8% 5th
Breast cancer death rate in women 24.32 2013 down 17.9% 7th
Cervical cancer death rate in women 11.61 2013 up 57.0% 11th
Prostate cancer death rate in men 42.54 2013 down 22.1% 5th
Death rate from cancer by sex 130.66 2013 down 17.9% 31st
Cardiovascular disease death rate crude versus age standardized 136.9 2013 down 25.2% 57th
Lung cancer deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002 4.06 2013 up 20.4% 83rd
Lung cancer death rates males 11.7 2013 down 22.9% 74th
Lung cancer deaths men women 7.95 2013 down 31.5% 93rd
Homicide rate who mortality database 0.3517 2013 down 96.0% 101st
Cardiovascular disease death rate age group who mdb 0 2013 β€” 93rd
Cancer death rate by age group 0 2013 down 100.0% 77th
Cancer death rate who mdb 117.41 2013 down 11.4% 19th
Cardiovascular disease death rate who mdb 136.9 2013 down 25.2% 57th
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate who mdb 32.3 2013 up 3.4% 16th
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group who mdb 0 2013 down 100.0% 85th
Death rate by cause who mdb 117.41 2013 down 11.4% 19th
Cardiovascular disease death rate males vs females 160.3 2013 down 28.2% 59th
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb 13.52 2013 down 12.7% 84th
Death rate from digestive diseases who mdb 19.22 2013 down 4.8% 60th
Death rate from maternal disorders 0.3968 2013 down 42.5% 28th
Cardiovascular disease death crude rate who mdb 262.05 2013 down 14.9% 39th
Cardiovascular disease death rate over time males vs females 116.7 2013 down 21.9% 57th
Cancer death rate crude vs age standardized who mdb 117.41 2013 down 11.4% 19th
Maternal mortality rate who mdb 0.3968 2013 down 42.5% 28th
New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 100.0% 2023 β€” 1st
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old 10.46 2013 up 108.1% 3rd
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases age group who mdb 16.04 2013 down 21.3% 4th
Pharmacists 327 2023 β€” 122nd
Tuberculosis death rate age standardized 0.5677 2021 up 76.2% 151st
Age-standardized suicide rates 2.84 2021 down 25.7% 158th
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause 4.41 2021 down 54.1% 177th
Premature deaths due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) as a 31.35 2021 down 9.6% 140th
Total NCD Deaths 2,069 2021 up 4.3% 171st
Probability (%) of dying between age 30 and exact age 70 from any of 14.0% 2021 down 20.9% 132nd
Life expectancy at age 60 21.33 2021 up 0.2% 38th
Age-standardized NCD mortality rate 422.99 2021 down 12.4% 138th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.1113 2021 down 11.3% 170th
Life expectancy at birth 76.84 2021 up 1.1% 42nd
Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) 102.08 2021 down 12.7% 142nd
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 16.31 2021 down 0.5% 35th
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n 0.0103 2021 down 21.9% 111th
nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n 0.0102 2021 down 21.7% 111th
lx - number of people left alive at age x 100,000 2021 unchanged 1st
nLx - person-years lived between ages x and x+n 99,078 2021 up 0.3% 76th
Tx - person-years lived above age x 7.68 million 2021 up 1.1% 42nd
ex - expectation of life at age x 76.84 2021 up 1.1% 42nd
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth 66.67 2021 up 0.6% 42nd
ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n 1,025 2021 down 21.7% 111th
Cardiovascular death rate vs gdp per capita 138.44 2021 down 5.8% 153rd