Barbados vs Latin America & Caribbean: Death rate, crude

Barbados
10.23 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
6.64 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Barbados rank
35th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
37th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Barbados
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 10.23 per 1,000 people against 6.64 per 1,000 people in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 3.59 per 1,000 people.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Barbados ranks 35th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Latin America & Caribbean in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1960s 7.85 per 1,000 people 11.82 per 1,000 people 3.97 per 1,000 people Latin America & Caribbean
1970s 6.72 per 1,000 people 9.34 per 1,000 people 2.62 per 1,000 people Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 7.01 per 1,000 people 7.57 per 1,000 people 0.562 per 1,000 people Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 8.79 per 1,000 people 6.48 per 1,000 people 2.31 per 1,000 people Barbados
2000s 9.08 per 1,000 people 6 per 1,000 people 3.08 per 1,000 people Barbados
2010s 9.32 per 1,000 people 6.15 per 1,000 people 3.17 per 1,000 people Barbados
2020s 10.26 per 1,000 people 7.32 per 1,000 people 2.95 per 1,000 people Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Barbados or Latin America & Caribbean?
Barbados, at 10.23 per 1,000 people against 6.64 per 1,000 people in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Barbados and Latin America & Caribbean?
3.59 per 1,000 people, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Latin America & Caribbean?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for death rate, crude?
Barbados ranks 35th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
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Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.