Barbados sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 76.3 years of life, 95th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Barbados, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.3 yrs | 95 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 5.6 /1,000 | 146 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 10.2 /1,000 | 35 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 21.3 yrs | 38 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 57.0 /1,000 | 117 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 5.0 yrs | 104 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 73.6 men/100 women | 64 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 9.1 /1,000 | 114 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 35.0 /100k | 108 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 14.0 % | 130 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 3.5 /100k | 145 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 8.2 /100k | 132 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 27.9 % | 27 of 143 | 2007 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 8.2 L | 44 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 16.6 % | 56 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $1,286 | 55 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $26,545 | 59 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Barbados's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 35th highest crude death rate in the world (10.2 /1,000) and the 27th highest adult obesity in the world (27.9 %). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Barbados; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.