Health in Barbados 991 indicators covering health for Barbados. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Deaths substance disorders who 4.51 2021 down 0.4% 159th Deaths from drug use disorders by age who 0.07 2021 up 75.0% 161st Deaths from substance use disorders who 0.37 2021 down 27.5% 175th Death rates opioid overdoses by age 0 2021 — 1st Death rates amphetamine overdoses by age 0 2021 — 1st Death rates cocaine overdoses by age 0 2021 — 1st Deaths drug use disorders by sex 0.17 2021 down 10.5% 151st Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex 0.06 2021 down 14.3% 135th Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex 0.01 2021 unchanged 147th Deaths opioid overdoses by sex 0.04 2021 down 20.0% 150th Deaths from substance disorders who 4.88 2021 down 3.2% 172nd Death rates substance disorders who 1.73 2021 down 5.2% 84th Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who 0 2021 — 15th Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who 0.63 2021 up 3.3% 165th Dengue fever deaths 0.29 2021 down 50.0% 43rd Death rate from cardiovascular disease age standardized ghe 138.44 2021 down 5.8% 151st Deaths from cardiovascular disease type 1.75 2021 down 26.2% 179th Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized 0.4461 2021 down 36.5% 161st Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 12.86 2021 down 6.7% 130th Death rate from ischaemic heart disease who ghe age standardized 47.77 2021 up 0.2% 163rd Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 702.82 2021 up 11.5% 170th Total disease burden who 92,620 2021 up 8.9% 172nd Burden of disease who 32,937 2021 up 6.7% 115th Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 85.01 2021 down 13.1% 117th Respiratory infections death rate age group 0 2013 down 100.0% 93rd Respiratory infection death rate who mdb 20.82 2013 down 32.0% 65th Male female ratio suicides rates 5.98 2021 down 2.0% 18th Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 1 2021 — 196th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 0 2021 — 183rd Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 0 2021 — 185th Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 0 2023 — 165th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 1 2021 — 196th Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 12.2 2014 up 23.2% 36th Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.79 2014 up 2.4% 41st Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 14.1 2014 up 31.8% 17th Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 1,133 2024 down 57.9% 115th Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 1,133 2024 down 57.9% 117th Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 0 2015 — 151st Births attended by skilled health personnel 99.3% 2024 down 0.7% 64th Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 8.36 2019 down 11.7% 153rd Number of new leprosy cases 0 2024 down 100.0% 130th Pharmacists 11.58 2023 — 19th Health worker density, by type of occupation 3.12 per 10,000 people 2023 down 0.6% 78th Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 92.0% 2025 — 101st Number of new hivaids infections who 100 2024 down 50.0% 119th Reported rabies deaths 0 2021 — 61st Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 3 2025 down 62.5% 112th Concentrations of fine particulate matter 9.85 2023 down 21.2% 145th Death rate road traffic injuries 8.2 2019 down 7.9% 133rd New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 2 2023 down 50.0% 189th Medical doctors not further defined 712 2017 up 45.6% 101st Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 76.18 2023 up 0.5% 104th Tb patients tested positive for hiv 0 2021 — 160th Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 3.03 2019 down 23.2% 174th Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 20.0% 2019 down 9.5% 136th Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 748.94 2019 up 18.7% 154th Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.2% 2024 down 50.0% 82nd Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 120 2019 up 0.8% 36th Mortality caused by road traffic injury 8.2 per 100,000 population 2019 down 10.9% 134th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 4 per 100,000 female population 2019 up 42.9% 131st ← Previous Page 14 of 17 Next →