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One death every 14,460.85 seconds on average.

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One death every 2,389,757.66 seconds on average.

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Barbados · WHO 2023 · 1/1 countries. Annual totals ÷ seconds in the source year set the rate. These are illustrative averages, not real-time death reports or predictions. The death clock includes all causes, including deaths that cannot currently be prevented. Sources & calculation ↗

Latin America & Caribbean · UN member

BarbadosBRBA healthier future.

Barbados’s health dashboard connects the latest available evidence with a shared horizon: zero suicide, zero needless suffering, zero poverty, and longer healthy lives.

North-star health score · v2—

Required recent goal or foundation data missing

Life expectancy76.3

Years · 2024

Healthy life expectancy67.4

Years · 2023

Indicator coverage48 / 52

Dated numerical series · 1 source-context notes.

Inspect Barbados’s score components

Version 2 is a deliberately demanding editorial measure of distance to the north stars, not an official WHO/UN index or the percentage of people who are healthy. Strong services cannot cancel out ongoing suicide, health loss, or extreme poverty. At least 9 of 12 core measures and all three recent zero-harm inputs are required. Missing inputs suppress the final score, rather than implying success. Health loss is a proxy broader than avoidable suffering; the $3.00/day measure covers extreme poverty, not every form of deprivation. Lower scores under this new method are a recalibration, not evidence of deterioration.

Measure	Year	Value	Foundation component score
Life expectancy	2024	76.3	65.8
Under-five mortality	2024	9.8	90.2
Maternal mortality	2023	35	93
Suicide mortality	2021	3.5	86
Premature chronic-disease mortality	2021	14	60
Tuberculosis incidence	2024	1	99.8
Essential health-service coverage	2023	82	82
DTP immunization	2024	94	94
Fine-particle air pollution	2023	10.9	89.3

Zero suicide

4.67 deaths per 100,000 people · 2023

Score multiplier ×0.517

Zero needless suffering

0.31 DALYs per person; health-loss proxy · 2023

Score multiplier ×0.244

Zero poverty

Recent comparable input missing

Final score withheld

A deliberately demanding measure of distance to the goals. Version 2 changes the method, not the underlying observations. Health loss is not all needless suffering; the poverty input measures extreme poverty. See the formula and limits ↗

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The human stakes

More life.
Less suffering.

Choose a reduction in the measured annual burden. This is a transparent scenario, not a forecast that completing a checklist will deliver it.

Illustrative reduction 25%

0%50%100% theoretical ceiling

Annual deaths avoided545.2

Of 2.2K deaths in the covered population.

Years of life restored11.9K

Years lost to premature mortality (YLL).

Health loss diminished10K

Disability-weighted years (YLD), a health-loss measure.

Healthy life-years reclaimed21.9K

YLL + YLD = DALYs. 273.7 equivalent 80-year healthy lifetimes.

Barbados · 2023

WHO modeled all-cause estimates; same release and reference year. These four measures overlap and must not be added. DALYs quantify health loss, not every form of suffering. An equivalent lifetime is a unit conversion, not a person saved. All-cause deaths include deaths that cannot currently be prevented; 100% is an arithmetic ceiling.

See the calculation and its limits ↗

Barbados · the evidence

The trends.
The north stars.

Mint traces measured observations. Gold marks numerical goals. Lines connect available observations, which can be years apart. Non-numerical goals are explained in each card. Historical figures, model caveats and source-backed status notes stay visible. A gap is an invitation to improve measurement.

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outcomes2024

Life expectancy

76.3 years

North star

90 years of life, with health and dignity

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Expected lifespan at birth under the year’s mortality patterns.

Source, limitations & data

Period measure, not a prediction for an individual. National averages conceal inequalities.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SP.DYN.LE00.IN ↗

Life expectancy observations for Barbados
Year	years
2024	76.3
2023	76.2
2022	75.7
2021	76.6
2020	76.6
2019	76.5
2018	76.4
2017	76.2
2016	76.2
2015	76.1
2014	75.9
2013	75.8
2012	75.7
2011	75.6
2010	75.5
2009	75.5
2008	75.3
2007	75.3
2006	75
2005	75
2004	75.2
2003	74.9
2002	74.8
2001	74.7
2000	74.6

burden2023

Healthy life expectancy

67.4 years

North star

80 years lived in full health

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Expected years lived in full health at birth under current mortality and morbidity patterns.

Source, limitations & data

Modeled HALE estimates incorporate severity weights. This is not a measure of happiness or all suffering.

World Health Organization · WHOSIS_000002 ↗

Healthy life expectancy observations for Barbados
Year	years
2023	67.4
2022	66.5
2021	66.2
2020	66.9
2019	66.1
2018	66.1
2017	66.1
2016	66
2015	66
2014	66
2013	65.9
2012	65.9
2011	65.8
2010	65.7
2009	65.6
2008	65.5
2007	65.2
2006	65.1
2005	65.1
2004	65
2003	64.9
2002	64.9
2001	64.9
2000	64.6

outcomes2024

Under-five mortality

9.8 per 1,000 live births

North star

Zero preventable child deaths

Unified Nations aspirational north star

SDG 2030: at most 25 per 1,000 · Interim target ↗

Probability of dying before age five, per 1,000 live births.

Source, limitations & data

Modeled UN inter-agency estimate. Infant and neonatal deaths are included; never add these counts.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.DYN.MORT ↗

Under-five mortality observations for Barbados
Year	per 1,000 live births
2024	9.8
2023	10.1
2022	10.4
2021	10.7
2020	11.1
2019	11.4
2018	11.8
2017	12.1
2016	12.4
2015	12.8
2014	13.1
2013	13.3
2012	13.5
2011	13.7
2010	13.9
2009	14.1
2008	14.3
2007	14.5
2006	14.7
2005	14.8
2004	14.9
2003	14.8
2002	14.7
2001	14.5
2000	14.4

outcomes2024

Infant mortality

9.1 per 1,000 live births

North star

Zero preventable infant deaths

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Probability of dying before age one, per 1,000 live births.

Source, limitations & data

A subset of under-five mortality; not additive with child or neonatal deaths.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN ↗

Infant mortality observations for Barbados
Year	per 1,000 live births
2024	9.1
2023	9.4
2022	9.6
2021	9.9
2020	10.2
2019	10.6
2018	10.9
2017	11.2
2016	11.5
2015	11.7
2014	12
2013	12.2
2012	12.4
2011	12.5
2010	12.7
2009	12.9
2008	13
2007	13.2
2006	13.4
2005	13.5
2004	13.5
2003	13.4
2002	13.3
2001	13.1
2000	13

outcomes2024

Neonatal mortality

6.6 per 1,000 live births

North star

Zero preventable newborn deaths

Unified Nations aspirational north star

SDG 2030: at most 12 per 1,000 · Interim target ↗

Deaths in the first 28 days of life per 1,000 live births.

Source, limitations & data

A subset of infant and under-five mortality; these are overlapping categories.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.DYN.NMRT ↗

Neonatal mortality observations for Barbados
Year	per 1,000 live births
2024	6.6
2023	6.8
2022	7.1
2021	7.3
2020	7.5
2019	7.8
2018	8
2017	8.3
2016	8.5
2015	8.8
2014	9
2013	9.1
2012	9.3
2011	9.4
2010	9.6
2009	9.7
2008	9.8
2007	9.9
2006	9.9
2005	9.8
2004	9.6
2003	9.4
2002	9.2
2001	9.1
2000	9

outcomes2023

Maternal mortality

35 per 100,000 live births

North star

Zero preventable maternal deaths

Unified Nations aspirational north star

SDG 2030 global ratio: below 70 · Interim target ↗

Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.

Source, limitations & data

Modeled estimate with uncertainty. The denominator is births, not total population.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.STA.MMRT ↗

Maternal mortality observations for Barbados
Year	per 100,000 live births
2023	35
2022	38
2021	38
2020	39
2019	36
2018	37
2017	37
2016	36
2015	37
2014	39
2013	40
2012	40
2011	41
2010	42
2009	42
2008	42
2007	42
2006	45
2005	44
2004	43
2003	45
2002	43
2001	46
2000	46

outcomes2021

Suicide mortality

3.5 per 100,000 people

North star

Zero suicide deaths

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Estimated suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population.

Source, limitations & data

WHO modeled crude rate, not age-standardized. Reporting and classification differ; lower reported rates can reflect undercounting.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.STA.SUIC.P5 ↗

Suicide mortality observations for Barbados
Year	per 100,000 people
2021	3.5
2020	4.1
2019	4.8
2018	4.1
2017	3.9
2016	4.5
2015	4.1
2014	4.3
2013	4.1
2012	3.9
2011	4.3
2010	4.4
2009	4.3
2008	4.6
2007	4.4
2006	4.9
2005	5.1
2004	5.1
2003	4.9
2002	4.4
2001	4.7
2000	5.2

outcomes2019

Road-traffic mortality

8.2 per 100,000 people

North star

Zero deaths and serious injuries on the roads

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Estimated annual deaths from road-traffic injuries per 100,000 population.

Source, limitations & data

Population-based WHO rate, not deaths per distance travelled.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.STA.TRAF.P5 ↗

Road-traffic mortality observations for Barbados
Year	per 100,000 people
2019	8.2
2018	8.3
2017	8.5
2016	5.6
2015	13.3
2014	8.4
2013	14.1
2012	14.8
2011	11
2010	8.9
2009	9.2
2008	6.1
2007	10.1
2006	7.9
2005	8.7
2004	16.7
2003	11.7
2002	11.3
2001	8.6
2000	14.6

outcomes2023

Intentional homicide

7.4 per 100,000 people

North star

Zero intentional homicides

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 people.

Source, limitations & data

UNODC-based estimates. Reporting and conflict-death definitions vary.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 ↗

Intentional homicide observations for Barbados
Year	per 100,000 people
2023	7.4
2022	15.2
2021	11.3
2020	14.6
2019	17.1
2018	10
2017	10.7
2016	7.9
2015	11.1
2014	9
2013	8.6
2012	7.9
2011	9.8
2010	11.3
2009	6.9
2008	8.4
2007	9.2
2006	13
2005	10.8
2004	8.2
2003	12.4
2002	9.5
2001	9.5
2000	7.6

outcomes2021

Premature chronic-disease mortality

14 % probability ages 30–70

North star

End avoidable premature deaths from major chronic diseases

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 from cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease.

Source, limitations & data

Not a death rate or all chronic diseases. Cannot multiply by population to produce annual deaths.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.DYN.NCOM.ZS ↗

Premature chronic-disease mortality observations for Barbados
Year	% probability ages 30–70
2021	14
2020	16.7
2019	17.8
2018	17.4
2017	17.2
2016	17.5
2015	17.3
2014	17.5
2013	17.4
2012	17.3
2011	17.7
2010	17.8
2009	17.9
2008	18.3
2007	18.5
2006	18.8
2005	19
2004	19.3
2003	19.4
2002	18.8
2001	18.5
2000	19.3

burden2023

Healthy life-years lost

87,587 healthy life-years

North star

Minimize avoidable health loss; zero is an aspirational horizon

Unified Nations aspirational north star

DALYs combine years lost to premature mortality and severity-weighted years of nonfatal health loss.

Source, limitations & data

DALY = YLL + YLD. A burden baseline, not proof that all loss can be avoided; not an estimate of all human suffering.

World Health Organization, Global Health Estimates 2023 (2026 release) · GHE 2023 ↗

Healthy life-years lost observations for Barbados
Year	healthy life-years
2023	87,587
2022	93,673
2021	96,542
2020	89,228
2019	94,744
2015	91,333
2010	89,151
2000	87,208

burden2023

Life-years lost to premature death

47,761 life-years

North star

Minimize avoidable health loss; zero is an aspirational horizon

Unified Nations aspirational north star

WHO years of life lost (YLL) relative to its reference life table.

Source, limitations & data

Different from number of people dying; one death can account for many life-years.

World Health Organization, Global Health Estimates 2023 (2026 release) · GHE 2023 ↗

Life-years lost to premature death observations for Barbados
Year	life-years
2023	47,761
2022	54,231
2021	57,696
2020	51,051
2019	57,489
2015	55,183
2010	54,347
2000	55,782

burden2023

Years of nonfatal health loss

39,826 healthy life-years

North star

Minimize avoidable health loss; zero is an aspirational horizon

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Severity-weighted years lived with disease or disability (YLD), adjusted for comorbidity by the source.

Source, limitations & data

A health-loss proxy, not a valuation of people with disabilities or a direct measure of distress, poverty, or all suffering.

World Health Organization, Global Health Estimates 2023 (2026 release) · GHE 2023 ↗

Years of nonfatal health loss observations for Barbados
Year	healthy life-years
2023	39,826
2022	39,442
2021	38,846
2020	38,177
2019	37,255
2015	36,150
2010	34,804
2000	31,426

outcomes2023

All-cause deaths

2,181 deaths

North star

Prevent avoidable deaths and extend healthy life

Contextual north star; no universal numerical optimum

WHO estimated all-cause deaths in the reference year.

Source, limitations & data

Deaths are a baseline; no programme can be assumed to eliminate all mortality.

World Health Organization, Global Health Estimates 2023 (2026 release) · GHE 2023 ↗

All-cause deaths observations for Barbados
Year	deaths
2023	2,181
2022	2,959
2021	2,587
2020	2,442
2019	2,514
2015	2,386
2010	2,328
2000	2,289

outcomes2023

Suicide deaths

13 deaths

North star

Zero suicide deaths

Unified Nations aspirational north star

WHO estimated deaths from intentional self-harm, both sexes and all ages.

Source, limitations & data

Modeled cause-specific estimate; reporting and classification can undercount suicide. Included in all-cause deaths; never add it again.

World Health Organization, Global Health Estimates 2023 (2026 release) · GHE 2023 ↗

Suicide deaths observations for Barbados
Year	deaths
2023	13
2022	13
2021	12
2020	13
2019	13
2015	12
2010	12
2000	13

burden2023

Depressive-disorder health loss

2,082 healthy life-years

North star

Minimize avoidable health loss; zero is an aspirational horizon

Unified Nations aspirational north star

WHO severity-weighted years of nonfatal health loss from depressive disorders.

Source, limitations & data

Modeled YLD, not case counts or direct distress. Included in total YLD; do not add to the all-cause total.

World Health Organization, Global Health Estimates 2023 (2026 release) · GHE 2023 ↗

Depressive-disorder health loss observations for Barbados
Year	healthy life-years
2023	2,082
2022	2,011
2021	2,069
2020	2,007
2019	1,673
2015	1,633
2010	1,600
2000	1,510

burden2023

Anxiety-disorder health loss

2,467 healthy life-years

North star

Minimize avoidable health loss; zero is an aspirational horizon

Unified Nations aspirational north star

WHO severity-weighted years of nonfatal health loss from anxiety disorders.

Source, limitations & data

Modeled YLD, not case counts. Included in total YLD; do not add to the all-cause total.

World Health Organization, Global Health Estimates 2023 (2026 release) · GHE 2023 ↗

Anxiety-disorder health loss observations for Barbados
Year	healthy life-years
2023	2,467
2022	2,226
2021	2,193
2020	2,120
2019	1,862
2015	1,824
2010	1,721
2000	1,516

burden2023

Alcohol-disorder health loss

493 healthy life-years

North star

Minimize avoidable health loss; zero is an aspirational horizon

Unified Nations aspirational north star

WHO severity-weighted years of nonfatal health loss from alcohol use disorders.

Source, limitations & data

Modeled YLD. Alcohol-related injuries and other disease burdens sit in other categories; included in total YLD.

World Health Organization, Global Health Estimates 2023 (2026 release) · GHE 2023 ↗

Alcohol-disorder health loss observations for Barbados
Year	healthy life-years
2023	493
2022	514
2021	516
2020	514
2019	515
2015	517
2010	490
2000	505

burden2023

Drug-disorder health loss

231 healthy life-years

North star

Minimize avoidable health loss; zero is an aspirational horizon

Unified Nations aspirational north star

WHO severity-weighted years of nonfatal health loss from drug use disorders.

Source, limitations & data

Modeled YLD, not overdose deaths. Included in total YLD; do not add to the all-cause total.

World Health Organization, Global Health Estimates 2023 (2026 release) · GHE 2023 ↗

Drug-disorder health loss observations for Barbados
Year	healthy life-years
2023	231
2022	234
2021	231
2020	228
2019	231
2015	250
2010	262
2000	267

disease2024

Tuberculosis incidence

1 per 100,000 people

North star

End tuberculosis

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Estimated new and relapsed tuberculosis cases per 100,000 population.

Source, limitations & data

WHO modeled incidence includes uncertainty; not the number of reported diagnoses.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.TBS.INCD ↗

Tuberculosis incidence observations for Barbados
Year	per 100,000 people
2024	1
2023	0.7
2022	1.8
2021	0.4
2020	2.1
2019	0
2018	0.4
2017	0
2016	1.1
2015	0
2014	1.8
2013	1.4
2012	1.4
2011	0
2010	2.2
2009	0.7
2008	1.1
2007	5.9
2006	1.9
2005	3.5
2004	7.1
2003	3.3
2002	1.9
2001	2.3
2000	1.1

disease2024

New HIV infections

0.55 per 1,000 uninfected ages 15–49

North star

Zero new HIV infections

Unified Nations aspirational north star

New HIV infections among uninfected adults ages 15–49.

Source, limitations & data

Denominator is uninfected adults in this age group, not the whole population.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.HIV.INCD.ZS ↗

New HIV infections observations for Barbados
Year	per 1,000 uninfected ages 15–49
2024	0.6
2023	0.6
2022	0.5
2021	0.5
2020	0.6
2019	0.6
2018	0.6
2017	0.6
2016	0.6
2015	0.6
2014	0.6
2013	0.6
2012	0.6
2011	0.7
2010	0.7
2009	0.7
2008	0.7
2007	0.8
2006	0.8
2005	0.8
2004	0.9
2003	0.9
2002	1
2001	1
2000	1.1

diseaseSOURCE CONTEXT

Malaria incidence

— per 1,000 at risk

○

No applicable national at-risk incidence rate was found. Non-relevant source zeros and malaria-free status are not treated as numerical incidence estimates.

North star

End malaria

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Estimated new malaria cases per 1,000 people at risk.

Source, limitations & data

At-risk population differs from total population. No observation is not zero or proof of elimination.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.MLR.INCD.P3 ↗

Coverage reviewed 2026-10-06. See the source audit and remaining gaps ↗

Malaria incidence observations for Barbados
Year	per 1,000 at risk

disease2024

Diabetes prevalence

13.2 % ages 20–79

North star

Prevent avoidable diabetes and support everyone living with it

Contextual north star; no universal numerical optimum

Share of adults ages 20–79 living with diabetes.

Source, limitations & data

A modeled prevalence estimate; diagnosis, treatment, and control matter alongside prevention.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.STA.DIAB.ZS ↗

Diabetes prevalence observations for Barbados
Year	% ages 20–79
2024	13.2
2011	12.4
2000	13.2

diseaseDATA GAP

Tobacco use

— % adults 15+

○

No comparable national observation was found in the checked source feeds. Missing data is not zero.

North star

A tobacco-free future

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use in adults.

Source, limitations & data

Includes smoked and smokeless tobacco as defined by the source; a modeled estimate.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.PRV.SMOK ↗

Coverage reviewed 2026-10-06. See the source audit and remaining gaps ↗

Tobacco use observations for Barbados
Year	% adults 15+

disease2020

Alcohol consumption

8.2 litres pure alcohol per adult 15+

North star

Minimize alcohol-related harm

Contextual north star; no universal numerical optimum

Annual total alcohol consumption per person age 15+.

Source, limitations & data

WHO modeled/projected estimate includes recorded and estimated unrecorded consumption, adjusted for tourism; not a measure of distribution or dependence.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.ALC.PCAP.LI ↗

Alcohol consumption observations for Barbados
Year	litres pure alcohol per adult 15+
2020	8.2
2019	9.5
2018	9.5
2017	9.5
2016	9.4
2015	9.2
2014	8.9
2013	8.6
2012	8.5
2011	8.4
2010	8.3
2009	8.4
2008	8.3
2007	8.3
2006	8
2005	7.8
2004	7.4
2003	7.2
2002	7
2001	7
2000	7

disease2012

Child stunting

7.7 % children under 5

Historical evidence · 2012. No recent observation is available in this snapshot.

North star

Zero child stunting

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Children under five with low height for age relative to the WHO growth standard.

Source, limitations & data

Survey and modeled series vary; reflects cumulative deprivation, not every cause of poor nutrition.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.STA.STNT.ZS ↗

Child stunting observations for Barbados
Year	% children under 5
2012	7.7

disease2012

Child wasting

6.8 % children under 5

Historical evidence · 2012. No recent observation is available in this snapshot.

North star

Zero child wasting

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Children under five with low weight for height relative to the WHO growth standard.

Source, limitations & data

Sparse household surveys; a national observation can miss local or seasonal emergencies.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.STA.WAST.ZS ↗

Child wasting observations for Barbados
Year	% children under 5
2012	6.8

disease2023

Undernourishment

4.4 % of population

North star

Zero hunger

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Share of people with insufficient dietary energy intake.

Source, limitations & data

FAO modeled estimate; values below 2.5% may be censored in source presentation.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS ↗

Undernourishment observations for Barbados
Year	% of population
2023	4.4
2022	4.2
2021	4
2020	3.4
2019	2.8
2018	2.5
2017	2.5
2016	2.5
2015	2.5
2014	2.5
2013	2.5
2012	2.5
2011	2.5
2010	2.5
2009	2.6
2008	3.1
2007	3.6
2006	4.1
2005	4.7
2004	5.3
2003	6
2002	6.4
2001	6.8

care2023

Essential health-service coverage

82 index 0–100

North star

Universal access to essential health services

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Universal health coverage service coverage index across essential health services.

Source, limitations & data

A tracer-service index, not a claim that every person receives care or financial protection.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH_UHC_SCI ↗

Essential health-service coverage observations for Barbados
Year	index 0–100
2023	82
2022	82
2021	81
2020	80
2019	82
2018	82
2017	83
2016	83
2015	83
2014	81
2013	82
2012	81
2011	81
2010	79
2009	79
2008	79
2007	79
2006	79
2005	78
2004	78
2003	78
2002	77
2001	77
2000	77

care2024

DTP immunization

94 % children ages 12–23 months

North star

Every child protected by routine vaccination

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Share of children ages 12–23 months receiving three doses of DTP vaccine.

Source, limitations & data

Coverage does not measure every vaccine, timeliness, or equitable access.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.IMM.IDPT ↗

DTP immunization observations for Barbados
Year	% children ages 12–23 months
2024	94
2023	85
2022	86
2021	82
2020	85
2019	90
2018	95
2017	90
2016	97
2015	97
2014	94
2013	91
2012	87
2011	91
2010	86
2009	93
2008	85
2007	93
2006	84
2005	92
2004	93
2003	89
2002	87
2001	84
2000	93

care2024

Measles immunization

88 % children ages 12–23 months

North star

Every child protected against measles

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Share of children ages 12–23 months receiving a measles vaccine.

Source, limitations & data

One vaccine-dose indicator, not proof of community immunity or complete schedules.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.IMM.MEAS ↗

Measles immunization observations for Barbados
Year	% children ages 12–23 months
2024	88
2023	89
2022	85
2021	77
2020	89
2019	92
2018	85
2017	92
2016	92
2015	96
2014	95
2013	87
2012	90
2011	93
2010	85
2009	94
2008	94
2007	75
2006	92
2005	93
2004	98
2003	90
2002	91
2001	93
2000	94

care2020

Skilled birth attendance

98.4 % of births

North star

Every birth supported by skilled, respectful care

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Births attended by skilled health personnel.

Source, limitations & data

Presence of a skilled attendant does not establish quality, emergency access, or respectful care.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.STA.BRTC.ZS ↗

Skilled birth attendance observations for Barbados
Year	% of births
2020	98.4
2019	98
2018	99
2016	99.1
2015	99
2014	99.8
2013	98.6
2012	98.9
2011	100
2009	100
2008	100
2007	100
2006	100
2005	100
2004	100
2003	100
2002	100
2000	98

care2024

Adolescent birth rate

45 births per 1,000 women ages 15–19

North star

Prevent unintended adolescent pregnancy and support young parents

Contextual north star; no universal numerical optimum

Births per 1,000 women ages 15–19.

Source, limitations & data

Births alone do not establish intention or agency; reproductive choice and access to care matter.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SP.ADO.TFRT ↗

Adolescent birth rate observations for Barbados
Year	births per 1,000 women ages 15–19
2024	45
2023	45.3
2022	45.8
2021	45.9
2020	45.9
2019	46
2018	45.9
2017	45.6
2016	45.5
2015	45.5
2014	45.6
2013	45.9
2012	46.5
2011	48.1
2010	49.1
2009	48.3
2008	47.1
2007	46.4
2006	44.8
2005	46.8
2004	50.5
2003	53.9
2002	56
2001	61.3
2000	60.6

care2023

Current health expenditure

5.4 % of GDP

North star

Affordable, effective care with fair financial protection

Contextual north star; no universal numerical optimum

Current health expenditure as a share of GDP.

Source, limitations & data

More spending is not automatically better outcomes; excludes capital expenditure.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS ↗

Current health expenditure observations for Barbados
Year	% of GDP
2023	5.4
2022	5.9
2021	7.4
2020	6.7
2019	5.7
2018	5.8
2017	6
2016	6.2
2015	6.1
2014	6.1
2013	6.5
2012	6.9
2011	6.1
2010	6
2009	6.3
2008	5.7
2007	5.4
2006	5.9
2005	6.1
2004	6.7
2003	6.2
2002	5.4
2001	5.1
2000	4.9

care2023

Out-of-pocket health costs

49.5 % of health expenditure

North star

No one pushed into hardship by the cost of care

Contextual north star; no universal numerical optimum

Out-of-pocket spending as a share of current health expenditure.

Source, limitations & data

Not the share of household income spent on health, and not a direct catastrophic-spending measure.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS ↗

Out-of-pocket health costs observations for Barbados
Year	% of health expenditure
2023	49.5
2022	46.7
2021	38.8
2020	42.9
2019	46.7
2018	45.9
2017	45.6
2016	45.1
2015	44.4
2014	43.6
2013	40.4
2012	38.6
2011	42.2
2010	38.1
2009	36.3
2008	35.5
2007	36.8
2006	35.4
2005	35
2004	33.6
2003	35.9
2002	36.5
2001	38.1
2000	39.4

care2022

Physician availability

3 per 1,000 people

North star

Timely access to qualified health professionals

Contextual north star; no universal numerical optimum

Number of physicians per 1,000 population.

Source, limitations & data

Counts can combine practicing or registered staff depending on country; distribution and quality matter.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS ↗

Physician availability observations for Barbados
Year	per 1,000 people
2022	3
2021	2.9
2020	2.6
2017	2.5
2005	1.8
2001	1.6
2000	1.4

care2023

Nurses & midwives

3.7 per 1,000 people

North star

Adequate nursing and midwifery care everywhere

Contextual north star; no universal numerical optimum

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 1,000 population.

Source, limitations & data

Country reporting and occupational coverage differ; national density conceals shortages.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.MED.NUMW.P3 ↗

Nurses & midwives observations for Barbados
Year	per 1,000 people
2023	3.7
2022	4.2
2021	4.2
2020	4.4
2019	4.7
2018	3.1
2005	4.9
2001	6
2000	6

environmentDATA GAP

Safely managed drinking water

— % of population

○

No national estimate meeting this definition was found. Basic access, urban-only and rural-only coverage are separate measures.

North star

Safe drinking water for everyone

Unified Nations aspirational north star

People using drinking water that is on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination.

Source, limitations & data

WHO/UNICEF JMP estimate. Missing safely managed data must not be substituted silently with basic access.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS ↗

Coverage reviewed 2026-10-06. See the source audit and remaining gaps ↗

Safely managed drinking water observations for Barbados
Year	% of population

environmentDATA GAP

Safely managed sanitation

— % of population

○

No national estimate meeting this definition was found. Basic access, urban-only and rural-only coverage are separate measures.

North star

Safe sanitation for everyone

Unified Nations aspirational north star

People using improved, unshared sanitation with safe disposal or treatment of excreta.

Source, limitations & data

WHO/UNICEF JMP estimate. Basic sanitation is a separate, less stringent measure.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.STA.SMSS.ZS ↗

Coverage reviewed 2026-10-06. See the source audit and remaining gaps ↗

Safely managed sanitation observations for Barbados
Year	% of population

environment2016

Handwashing facilities

88.5 % of population

Historical evidence · 2016. No recent observation is available in this snapshot.

North star

Soap, water, and hygiene access for everyone

Unified Nations aspirational north star

People with a handwashing facility with soap and water at home.

Source, limitations & data

Limited survey coverage; presence does not establish consistent use.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SH.STA.HYGN.ZS ↗

Handwashing facilities observations for Barbados
Year	% of population
2016	88.5
2015	88.5
2014	88.5
2013	88.5
2012	88.5
2011	88.5
2010	88.5
2009	88.5
2008	88.5

environment2023

Fine-particle air pollution

10.9 µg/m³

North star

WHO guideline: annual PM2.5 at most 5 µg/m³

WHO air-quality guideline · Target source ↗

Population-weighted annual mean exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5).

Source, limitations & data

Modeled national exposure. Local hotspots and personal exposure differ.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3 ↗

Fine-particle air pollution observations for Barbados
Year	µg/m³
2023	10.9
2022	10.8
2021	12.2
2020	11.3
2019	10.5
2018	10.6
2017	12.2
2016	11.3
2015	12.4
2014	9.4
2013	9.9
2012	12.7
2011	10.5
2010	12.9
2009	12.7
2008	11.6
2007	11
2006	11.3
2005	11.2
2004	10.7
2003	11.4
2002	12.4
2001	12
2000	12.3

environment2023

Clean cooking access

100 % of population

North star

Clean cooking without harmful household smoke

Unified Nations aspirational north star

People with access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking.

Source, limitations & data

Primary reliance as defined by WHO; access does not guarantee affordability or exclusive use.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · EG.CFT.ACCS.ZS ↗

Clean cooking access observations for Barbados
Year	% of population
2023	100
2022	100
2021	100
2020	100
2019	100
2018	100
2017	100
2016	100
2015	100
2014	100
2013	100
2012	100
2011	100
2010	100
2009	100
2008	100
2007	100
2006	100
2005	100
2004	100
2003	100
2002	100
2001	100
2000	100

environment2024

Electricity access

100 % of population

North star

Reliable, affordable electricity for everyone

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Share of people with access to electricity.

Source, limitations & data

Connection alone does not measure reliability, affordability or clean generation.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS ↗

Electricity access observations for Barbados
Year	% of population
2024	100
2023	100
2022	100
2021	100
2020	100
2019	100
2018	100
2017	100
2016	100
2015	100
2014	100
2013	100
2012	100
2011	100
2010	100
2009	100
2008	100
2007	100
2006	100
2005	99.9
2004	99.9
2003	100
2002	100
2001	100
2000	100

opportunity2016

Extreme poverty

1.7 % of population

Historical evidence · 2016. No recent observation is available in this snapshot.

North star

Zero extreme poverty

Unified Nations aspirational north star

People living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing-power-parity prices.

Source, limitations & data

Survey-based; line and PPP base change across releases. The source metadata gives the exact current definition.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SI.POV.DDAY ↗

Extreme poverty observations for Barbados
Year	% of population
2016	1.7

opportunity2025

Unemployment

6.5 % of labor force

North star

Decent work for everyone who wants it

Contextual north star; no universal numerical optimum

People without work who are available and seeking work; ILO modeled estimate.

Source, limitations & data

Excludes people outside the labor force and does not establish job quality.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS ↗

Unemployment observations for Barbados
Year	% of labor force
2025	6.5
2024	6.4
2023	6.5
2022	7.3
2021	11
2020	10.6
2019	8.4
2018	8.3
2017	8.6
2016	8.2
2015	9.8
2014	12.2
2013	11.6
2012	11.6
2011	11.2
2010	10.7
2009	10
2008	8.1
2007	7.4
2006	8.7
2005	9.1
2004	9.6
2003	11
2002	10.3
2001	9.9
2000	9.4

opportunity2025

Employment-to-population ratio

60.5 % ages 15+

North star

Dignified, fairly paid work and genuine choice

Contextual north star; no universal numerical optimum

Share of people age 15+ who are employed; ILO modeled estimate.

Source, limitations & data

Age structure, education and unpaid care affect the rate. 100% employment is not an appropriate universal goal.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS ↗

Employment-to-population ratio observations for Barbados
Year	% ages 15+
2025	60.5
2024	60.8
2023	60.8
2022	60.6
2021	55.5
2020	56.4
2019	59.5
2018	60.2
2017	60.5
2016	60.6
2015	59
2014	58.3
2013	60.4
2012	59.7
2011	61
2010	61.5
2009	62.2
2008	63.8
2007	64.5
2006	63.7
2005	63.6
2004	63.4
2003	61.9
2002	62.3
2001	62.6
2000	62.9

opportunity2025

Income per person

22,127 international dollars, constant 2021 PPP

North star

Shared prosperity within ecological limits

Contextual north star; no universal numerical optimum

GDP per person adjusted for purchasing power and inflation.

Source, limitations & data

Not household income, wealth or wellbeing; the current PPP base is specified in source metadata.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD ↗

Income per person observations for Barbados
Year	international dollars, constant 2021 PPP
2025	22,127
2024	21,558
2023	20,865
2022	20,495
2021	17,687
2020	16,400
2019	19,890
2018	19,878
2017	19,966
2016	19,877
2015	19,642
2014	19,841
2013	19,730
2012	19,744
2011	20,383
2010	20,465
2009	22,355
2008	23,657
2007	23,632
2006	23,261
2005	22,035
2004	21,309
2003	21,132
2002	20,810
2001	20,783
2000	21,316

opportunity2016

Income inequality

34.1 Gini index 0–100

Historical evidence · 2016. No recent observation is available in this snapshot.

North star

Fair opportunity and less harmful inequality

Contextual north star; no universal numerical optimum

Distribution of income or consumption within a country.

Source, limitations & data

Income and consumption surveys are not interchangeable; sparse survey years are shown honestly.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SI.POV.GINI ↗

Income inequality observations for Barbados
Year	Gini index 0–100
2016	34.1

opportunity2024

Primary-school completion

85.3 % of relevant age group

North star

Every child completes quality primary education

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Completion rate for primary education.

Source, limitations & data

Gross enrollment-based ratios can exceed 100%; completion does not directly measure learning.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS ↗

Primary-school completion observations for Barbados
Year	% of relevant age group
2024	85.3
2023	92.2
2022	87.1
2021	95
2020	90.6
2019	81.4
2018	86.5
2011	96.2
2010	94.9
2009	97.5
2008	98.6
2007	99.3
2006	103.3
2005	100.7
2004	104.6
2003	109
2002	102.8
2001	104.9
2000	98.7

opportunity1970

Adult literacy

99.3 % adults 15+

World Bank WDI historical observations

Historical evidence · 1970. No recent observation is available in this snapshot.

North star

Literacy for every adult

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Adults who can read and write a short simple statement about everyday life.

Source, limitations & data

Sparse census or survey observations; national definitions and self-report can vary.

Published historical observation in the registered World Bank indicator, retrieved over 1960–2026. An old reference year is not current evidence.

Shown series: World Bank World Development Indicators · World Bank WDI historical observations ↗

Definition & methodology ↗ · Retrieved 2026-10-06

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SE.ADT.LITR.ZS ↗

Adult literacy observations for Barbados
Year	% adults 15+	Source note / interval
1970	99.3	Published historical observation in the registered World Bank indicator, retrieved over 1960–2026. An old reference year is not current evidence.

opportunity2024

Internet use

70.4 % of population

North star

Meaningful digital access for everyone

Unified Nations aspirational north star

People using the internet.

Source, limitations & data

Access does not establish affordability, safety, speed or digital literacy.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · IT.NET.USER.ZS ↗

Internet use observations for Barbados
Year	% of population
2024	70.4
2023	69.7
2022	69.1
2021	69.5
2020	69.9
2019	70.3
2018	70.7
2017	71.1
2016	71.6
2015	72
2014	71.9
2013	71.8
2012	71.2
2011	66.5
2010	65.1
2009	64.7
2008	61.4
2007	58.2
2006	55.3
2005	52.5
2004	49.8
2003	39.7
2002	27.8
2001	11.9
2000	4

opportunity2012

Birth registration

98.7 % children under 5

Historical evidence · 2012. No recent observation is available in this snapshot.

North star

Every child counted and legally recognized

Unified Nations aspirational north star

Children under five whose births have been registered with a civil authority.

Source, limitations & data

Survey or administrative coverage may differ; registration does not establish complete vital statistics.

World Bank World Development Indicators; original producers named in source metadata · SP.REG.BRTH.ZS ↗

Birth registration observations for Barbados
Year	% children under 5
2012	98.7

A starting agenda for Barbados

Turn the goals
into work.

This is a public-health agenda to adapt with local communities and professionals. Completion alone does not establish a quantified effect.

Prevent avoidable deaths

Protect life at every stage.

Expand timely, respectful maternal and newborn care.
Close gaps in routine vaccination and disease prevention.
Strengthen suicide prevention, mental-health care, and follow-up.
Reduce road injuries, violence, and avoidable chronic-disease deaths.

WHO suicide-prevention evidence ↗

Reduce health loss

Make effective care reachable.

Improve access to primary care and essential medicines.
Detect and treat disease earlier.
Provide rehabilitation, pain relief, and disability support.
Protect households from harmful health-care costs.

WHO universal health coverage ↗

Build healthy conditions

Support the foundations of life.

Deliver safe water, sanitation, hygiene, and clean cooking.
Reduce harmful air pollution and child malnutrition.
Expand quality education, decent work, and social protection.
Publish results and identify who is still being left behind.

International development goals ↗

Keep exploring

OUR GREAT WORKIS NOT OVER.

BarbadosBRBA healthier future.

More life.Less suffering.

The trends.The north stars.

Life expectancy

Healthy life expectancy

Under-five mortality

Infant mortality

Neonatal mortality

Maternal mortality

Suicide mortality

Road-traffic mortality

Intentional homicide

Premature chronic-disease mortality

Healthy life-years lost

Life-years lost to premature death

Years of nonfatal health loss

All-cause deaths

Suicide deaths

Depressive-disorder health loss

Anxiety-disorder health loss

Alcohol-disorder health loss

Drug-disorder health loss

Tuberculosis incidence

New HIV infections

Malaria incidence

Diabetes prevalence

Tobacco use

Alcohol consumption

Child stunting

Child wasting

Undernourishment

Essential health-service coverage

DTP immunization

Measles immunization

Skilled birth attendance

Adolescent birth rate

Current health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health costs

Physician availability

Nurses & midwives

Safely managed drinking water

Safely managed sanitation

Handwashing facilities

Fine-particle air pollution

Clean cooking access

Electricity access

Extreme poverty

Unemployment

Employment-to-population ratio

Income per person

Income inequality

Primary-school completion

Adult literacy

Internet use

Birth registration

Turn the goalsinto work.

Protect life at every stage.

Make effective care reachable.

Support the foundations of life.

More country perspectives.

OUR GREAT WORK
IS NOT OVER.

More life.
Less suffering.

The trends.
The north stars.

Turn the goals
into work.