Barbados vs United States of America: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases

Barbados
262.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
United States of America
276.6 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Barbados rank
39th
United States of America rank
36th

Death rate from cardiovascular diseases over time

  • Barbados
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 276.6 deaths per 100,000 people against 262.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados, a difference of 14.55 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.

Barbados ranks 39th and United States of America ranks 36th of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 333.38 deaths per 100,000 people 513.1 deaths per 100,000 people 179.72 deaths per 100,000 people United States of America
1970s 385.9 deaths per 100,000 people 472.86 deaths per 100,000 people 86.96 deaths per 100,000 people United States of America
1980s 341.41 deaths per 100,000 people 410.51 deaths per 100,000 people 69.1 deaths per 100,000 people United States of America
1990s 365.19 deaths per 100,000 people 365.14 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0452 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados
2000s 261.01 deaths per 100,000 people 294.53 deaths per 100,000 people 33.52 deaths per 100,000 people United States of America
2010s 246.38 deaths per 100,000 people 252.31 deaths per 100,000 people 5.94 deaths per 100,000 people United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases, Barbados or United States of America?
United States of America, at 276.6 deaths per 100,000 people against 262.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados as of 2022.
What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases between Barbados and United States of America?
14.55 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United States of America?
49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2013.
How do Barbados and United States of America rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases?
Barbados ranks 39th and United States of America ranks 36th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cardiovascular diseases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases per 100,000 people in both sexes aged all ages.