Age-standardized suicide rates in Barbados
Barbados: Age-standardized suicide rates was 2.84 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Barbados, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 2.84 for age-standardized suicide rates in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Barbados peaked at 4.72 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.84, in 2021.
Barbados ranks 158th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.72 | — |
| 2001 | 4.29 | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 3.93 | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 4.46 | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 4.58 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 4.64 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 4.41 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 3.93 | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 4.14 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 3.87 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 3.92 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.83 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 3.4 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 3.62 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 3.77 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.49 | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 3.92 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 3.27 | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 3.49 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 4.16 | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 3.44 | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 2.84 | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3 | 3.87 | 4.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.69 | 3.27 | 4.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.14 | 2.84 | 3.44 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Barbados?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Barbados was 2.84 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4.72 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.84 in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Barbados ranks 158th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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