Breast cancer death rate in women in Barbados
Barbados: Breast cancer death rate in women was 24.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013. ▲ Rising
Latest (2013)
24.32 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
7th
of 111 countries
All-time high
33.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2011
All-time low
9.87 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1970
Years of data
49
1960–2013
Breast cancer death rate in women in Barbados, 1960–2013
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 24.32 deaths per 100,000 people for breast cancer death rate in women in 2013.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, breast cancer death rate in women in Barbados peaked at 33.67 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.87 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1970.
Barbados ranks 7th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Breast cancer death rate in women in Barbados, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24.41 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 21.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.7% |
| 1962 | 14 deaths per 100,000 people | -34.3% |
| 1963 | 15.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.4% |
| 1964 | 22.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +45.4% |
| 1966 | 14.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.6% |
| 1967 | 20.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +43.6% |
| 1968 | 23.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.0% |
| 1969 | 15.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -31.4% |
| 1970 | 9.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -37.6% |
| 1971 | 22.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +124.5% |
| 1972 | 12.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -41.9% |
| 1973 | 22.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +73.0% |
| 1974 | 18.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.5% |
| 1975 | 19.99 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 21.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 24.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.4% |
| 1978 | 22.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 25.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 31.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.6% |
| 1981 | 22.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -28.1% |
| 1982 | 16.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.6% |
| 1983 | 23.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +38.0% |
| 1984 | 25.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 19.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.1% |
| 1986 | 27.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +41.1% |
| 1987 | 31.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 30.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 29.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 22.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.9% |
| 1991 | 30.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +32.7% |
| 1992 | 21.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -28.1% |
| 1993 | 31.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +43.3% |
| 1994 | 21.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -30.6% |
| 1995 | 27.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 26.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 24.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 25.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 29.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 24.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 25.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 19.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -23.5% |
| 2007 | 21.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 22.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 22.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 27.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 33.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 26.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 24.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 14 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2000s | 24.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 4 Antigua and Barbuda 29.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 5 Bahamas 28.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Jamaica 26.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 23.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Serbia 23.24 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Montenegro 22.61 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate -0.482 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is breast cancer death rate in women in Barbados?
- Breast cancer death rate in women in Barbados was 24.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 33.67 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 1970.
- How does Barbados rank for breast cancer death rate in women?
- Barbados ranks 7th out of 111 countries with data for 2013.
- Is breast cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breast cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from breast cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.