Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Barbados
Barbados: Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy was 60.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people living with HIV.
Analysis
In 2024, share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Barbados stood at 60.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Barbados peaked at 60.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Barbados 106th out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of people living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 3.0% | — |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +500.0% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 0.0% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 38.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 57.0% | 60.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 103 Albania 61.0% compare
- 103 Timor-Leste 61.0% compare
- 103 Montenegro 61.0% compare
- 106 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 60.0% compare
- 106 Malaysia 60.0% compare
- 109 North Macedonia 59.0% compare
More health data for Barbados
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,453 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Barbados?
- Share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Barbados was 60.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy?
- Barbados ranks 106th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Antiretroviral therapy is a combination of several antiretroviral medicines, used to slow the rate at which HIV multiplies inside the body.