Health in Barbados

991 indicators covering health for Barbados.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 12.6 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 22.2% 137th
Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 2024 unchanged 2nd
Ipv vaccine coverage 94 2024 down 5.1% 90th
Tb patients living with hiv receiving art 0 2021 β€” 141st
HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) 100.0% 2014 unchanged 1st
Hospital beds 63.97 2023 down 0.8% 14th
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 β€” 124th
Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 100 2013 unchanged 1st
Bladder cancer death rate 0.6613 2013 down 41.4% 100th
Cancer death rates by type who db 0.6613 2013 down 41.4% 100th
Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 91.0% 2025 β€” 76th
Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 β€” 121st
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 0 2024 β€” 69th
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 0 2024 β€” 121st
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0 2024 β€” 69th
Ipv1 number unvaccinated 283.23 2023 up 768.8% 165th
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 β€” 3rd
Liver cancer death rate 2.8 2013 down 41.9% 92nd
Number of female leprosy new cases 0 2024 β€” 102nd
National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 8 2022 unchanged 1st
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 1.2 2014 down 89.1% 187th
Number of new G2D leprosy cases 0 2024 β€” 86th
Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 β€” 86th
Pancreatic cancer death rate 6.68 2013 up 42.9% 43rd
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate 1.06 2013 down 80.8% 105th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 7.27 2022 up 7.2% 77th
Taxes as a % of price: total tax 43.0% 2022 down 10.8% 127th
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 14.9% 2022 unchanged 68th
Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 0.0% 2022 β€” 106th
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 28.1% 2022 down 15.6% 79th
Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 β€” 37th
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 β€” 56th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 16.8 2022 up 9.4% 114th
Physical activity policies for activie societies 20 2023 up 100.0% 2nd
Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 unchanged 99th
Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 94 2024 up 4.4% 33rd
Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 94 2024 up 4.4% 33rd
Death rate from poisonings 0.1 2021 unchanged 158th
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 14 % 2021 down 21.3% 131st
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.1 per 100,000 people 2021 unchanged 156th
Suicide mortality rate, by sex 3.5 per 100,000 people 2021 down 20.5% 146th
Share of deaths registered 96.4 2019 β€” 75th
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 4.2 2022 up 21.7% 82nd
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 0 2018 down 100.0% 117th
Mean systolic blood pressure 127.6 2009 up 1.5% 68th
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 6.1 2009 up 7.0% 6th
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals 10 2025 down 33.3% 98th
Hiv expenditure 0 2022 down 100.0% 101st
Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children 0 2024 β€” 35th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 14.65 2018 up 33.2% 122nd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.5% 2018 down 2.1% 114th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.0% 2018 β€” 109th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.0% 2018 β€” 33rd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% 41st
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added 0.1% 2018 up 15.4% 48th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific 0.3% 2018 down 5.9% 65th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in US$ at official exchange 7.33 2018 up 33.3% 26th
Import of environmentally sound technologies 109.57 million 2020 up 49.5% 140th
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status 93 2025 up 1.1% 30th
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving 72 2025 up 26.3% 109th