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 β Previous Page 15 of 17 Next β