Health in Barbados

991 indicators covering health for Barbados.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 6.63 2018 up 19.9% 79th
Export of environmentally sound technologies 14.45 million 2020 up 20.8% 121st
Pcv3 number unvaccinated 440.58 2023 up 0.9% 131st
Reported number of human rabies deaths 0 2024 β€” 62nd
Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births) 98.2% 2022 down 1.8% 51st
Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases 0 2023 β€” 47th
Maternal mortality ratio 178.3 2023 up 429.1% 7th
HPV immunization coverage estimates among primary target cohort (9-14) 58.0% 2025 down 23.7% 80th
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 0 2011 down 100.0% 189th
Physiotherapists 60 2023 β€” 94th
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 93.4% 2012 down 6.6% 59th
Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine 7 2024 down 12.5% 70th
Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 91.95 2017 up 53.2% 35th
New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 0 2012 β€” 182nd
Average death rate due to natural disasters 0 2018 down 100.0% 111th
Number of full-time equivalent staff in national agency 2.5 2022 unchanged 75th
Total number of notified TB cases 5 2014 down 73.7% 185th
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 0 2021 β€” 146th
New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 0 2012 β€” 109th
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 100.0% 2010 up 20.5% 1st
Insufficiently active 81.76 2016 down 1.2% 92nd
Retreatment cases: treatment after default 0 2012 β€” 126th
Retreatment cases: other 0 2012 β€” 123rd
Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 0 2012 β€” 120th
Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 100 2015 unchanged 165th
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported 1.4% 2024 up 396.4% 35th
Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads 64 2025 up 23.1% 61st
Percentage of people living with HIV receiving treatment who have 95 2025 up 8.0% 43rd
Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits 100.0% 2023 up 2.0% 1st
Congenital syphilis number of cases, reported 0 2023 β€” 60th
Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information 79.0% 2013 down 17.5% 78th
Congenital syphilis rate per 100 000 live births, reported 0 2023 β€” 54th
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 89.8% 2017 down 6.1% 59th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 98.7% 2016 unchanged 10th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 92.7% 2016 unchanged 10th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 94.8% 2016 unchanged 15th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 97.2% 2016 unchanged 14th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 97.6% 2016 unchanged 16th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 97.6% 2016 unchanged 27th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 1.6% 2016 unchanged 73rd
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 0.0% 2016 β€” 76th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 0.0% 2016 β€” 68th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 0.0% 2016 β€” 57th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 0.0% 2016 β€” 47th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 97.3% 2016 unchanged 16th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 99.5% 2016 unchanged 13th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 92.8% 2016 unchanged 10th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 97.5% 2016 unchanged 7th