Life expectancy at birth, male in Barbados

Barbados: Life expectancy at birth, male was 73.75 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
73.75 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
87th
of 215 countries
All-time high
74.48 years
in 2020
All-time low
62.27 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in Barbados, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Barbados is 73.75 years, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Barbados peaked at 74.48 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62.27 years, in 1960.

That places Barbados 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 64.73 years 62.27 years 66.56 years 10
1970s 67.74 years 66.55 years 69.54 years 10
1980s 71.04 years 70.19 years 71.33 years 10
1990s 71.14 years 70.91 years 71.78 years 10
2000s 72.6 years 71.97 years 73.02 years 10
2010s 73.72 years 73.16 years 74.29 years 10
2020s 73.84 years 73.05 years 74.48 years 5

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 84 Tunisia 74.13 years compare
  2. 85 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 73.85 years compare
  3. 86 Aruba 73.84 years compare
  4. 88 Hungary 73.7 years compare
  5. 88 Serbia 73.7 years compare
  6. 90 Guam 73.66 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, male in Barbados?
Life expectancy at birth, male in Barbados was 73.75 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 74.48 years in 2020.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 62.27 years in 1960.
How does Barbados rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
Barbados ranks 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.