Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Barbados
Barbados: Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv was 60 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Barbados stood at 60. 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, antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Barbados peaked at 60 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 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.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 3 | — |
| 2003 | 18 | +500.0% |
| 2004 | 22 | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 29 | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 32 | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 35 | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 38 | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 43 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 45 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 50 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 53 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 55 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 58 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 57 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 59 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 57 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 59 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 60 | +1.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 60 is below the median for high income countries, which is 83, 72% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 60 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 67.5, 89% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +500.0% | 3 | 18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9 | 0 | 35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5 | 38 | 58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4 | 57 | 60 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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- 106 Bolivia 60 compare
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5046 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5262 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0281 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Barbados?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Barbados was 60 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 60 in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv?
- Barbados ranks 106th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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