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HEALTH PROFILE: Barbados

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Barbados BARBADOS POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Barbados
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Barbados BARBADOS LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    74.3
    77.7
    58
    83
    Age 5
    75.3
    78.5
    54
    80
    Age 10
    75.4
    78.6
    54
    80
    Age 15
    75.4
    78.6
    55
    80
    Age 20
    75.7
    78.8
    55
    79
    Age 25
    75.9
    79.0
    55
    79
    Age 30
    76.3
    79.1
    55
    79
    Age 35
    76.8
    79.3
    51
    78
    Age 40
    77.2
    79.6
    50
    80
    Age 45
    77.6
    80.0
    50
    80
    Age 50
    78.2
    80.4
    51
    81
    Age 55
    78.9
    81.0
    55
    80
    Age 60
    79.9
    81.8
    57
    79
    Age 65
    81.2
    82.9
    58
    78
    Age 70
    82.8
    84.2
    60
    75
    Age 75
    84.9
    85.9
    62
    74
    Age 80
    87.4
    88.0
    61
    75
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.4
    69
    84
    Barbados BARBADOS TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    59.91
    2
    2. Stroke
    58.54
    119
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    55.52
    156
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.44
    59
    5. Breast Cancer
    35.36
    5
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30.42
    84
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21.22
    6
    8. Endocrine Disorders
    16.58
    6
    9. Kidney Disease
    16.30
    120
    10. Other Injuries
    15.13
    23
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.38
    139
    12. Hypertension
    11.09
    126
    13. Lung Disease
    10.68
    166
    14. Lymphomas
    10.54
    3
    15. Violence
    10.16
    51
    16. Cervical Cancer
    10.05
    83
    17. Skin Disease
    8.82
    4
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.39
    40
    19. HIV/AIDS
    8.36
    62
    20. Lung Cancers
    8.22
    112
    21. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.96
    132
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    7.44
    31
    23. Uterin Cancer
    7.04
    5
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    6.78
    58
    25. Leukemia
    6.34
    3
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Ovary Cancer
    5.52
    51
    27. Other Neoplasms
    5.02
    13
    28. Liver Disease
    4.94
    161
    29. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    108
    30. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    72
    31. Liver Cancer
    2.86
    170
    32. Asthma
    2.63
    105
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.49
    153
    34. Birth Trauma
    2.34
    88
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.29
    141
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.26
    98
    37. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    2.20
    3
    38. Epilepsy
    2.07
    61
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.90
    113
    40. Anemia
    1.67
    10
    41. Bladder Cancer
    1.51
    128
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.38
    120
    43. Falls
    1.34
    178
    44. Meningitis
    1.03
    78
    45. Alcohol
    0.84
    126
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.73
    19
    47. Skin Cancers
    0.57
    158
    48. Drownings
    0.54
    167
    49. Maternal Conditions
    0.47
    113
    50. Poisonings
    0.44
    104
    Barbados BARBADOS TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    384
    13.60
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    358
    12.68
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    260
    9.21
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    221
    7.83
    5. Prostate Cancer
    165
    5.84
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    115
    4.07
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    114
    4.04
    8. Breast Cancer
    95
    3.37
    9. Endocrine Disorders
    93
    3.29
    10. Kidney Disease
    92
    3.26
    11. Other Injuries
    79
    2.80
    12. Lung Disease
    74
    2.62
    13. Hypertension
    72
    2.55
    14. Skin Disease
    62
    2.20
    15. Lymphomas
    51
    1.81
    16. Lung Cancers
    43
    1.52
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    39
    1.38
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    39
    1.38
    19. Violence
    32
    1.13
    20. Leukemia
    29
    1.03
    21. Stomach Cancer
    28
    0.99
    22. HIV/AIDS
    28
    0.99
    23. Cervical Cancer
    28
    0.99
    24. Other Neoplasms
    26
    0.92
    25. Liver Disease
    23
    0.81
      Deaths %
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    23
    0.81
    27. Uterin Cancer
    21
    0.74
    28. Oral Cancer
    18
    0.64
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    18
    0.64
    30. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    17
    0.60
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    16
    0.57
    32. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.57
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14
    0.50
    34. Liver Cancer
    14
    0.50
    35. Asthma
    13
    0.46
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    12
    0.43
    37. Anemia
    11
    0.39
    38. Epilepsy
    9
    0.32
    39. Bladder Cancer
    9
    0.32
    40. Falls
    7
    0.25
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7
    0.25
    42. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.18
    43. Low Birth Weight
    5
    0.18
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    5
    0.18
    45. Meningitis
    4
    0.14
    46. Skin Cancers
    4
    0.14
    47. Alcohol
    4
    0.14
    48. Hepatitis B
    2
    0.07
    49. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.07
    50. Malnutrition
    2
    0.07
    Barbados BARBADOS CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    59.91
    2
    2. Breast Cancer
    35.36
    5
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21.22
    6
    4. Lymphomas
    10.54
    3
    5. Cervical Cancer
    10.05
    83
    6. Lung Cancers
    8.22
    112
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    7.44
    31
    8. Uterin Cancer
    7.04
    5
      Rate World Rank
    9. Leukemia
    6.34
    3
    10. Ovary Cancer
    5.52
    51
    11. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    108
    12. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    72
    13. Liver Cancer
    2.86
    170
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.90
    113
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.51
    128
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.57
    158
    Barbados BARBADOS HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    10.4
    36
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    14.4
    1.9
    141
    133
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    14.7
    31.3
    111
    39
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    Barbados BARBADOS LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    62.2
    67.0
    64.5
    42
    42
    40
    1970
    66.2
    71.2
    68.7
    33
    41
    39
    1980
    69.6
    74.7
    72.1
    24
    31
    28
    1990
    72.0
    77.1
    74.5
    26
    29
    29
    2000
    70.9
    75.5
    73.3
    47
    60
    47
    2010
    72.3
    77.1
    74.7
    57
    69
    59
    2019
    74.3
    77.7
    76.0
    58
    83
    62
    Barbados BARBADOS DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    301,865
    172
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.94
    166
    Population 0-14
    17.5%
    150
    Population 15-64
    68.9%
    34
    Population 65 +
    13.6%
    51
    Birth Rate / 1000
    10.83
    150
    Death Rate / 1000
    7.96
    75
    Fertility Rate
    1.70
    152
    Infant Mortality
    10.23
    129
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.01
    190
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.00
    184
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.97
    141
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.70
    150
    Net Migration
    -0.29
    95
    Population Growth
    0.28%
    148
    Literacy Total
    99.6%
    23
    Literacy Male
    99.6%
    25
    Literacy Female
    99.6%
    18
    Unemployment
    10.1%
    59
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    76.0
    62
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    67.0
    55
    GDP per Capita USD
    $12,900
    89

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    110,575
    648
    4/1/24
    Barbados COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Barbados causes.

     
     
    Barbados COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Barbados COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.