Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Barbados
Barbados: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 117.41 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013. ▼ Falling
Latest (2013)
117.41 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
19th
of 111 countries
All-time high
151.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1987
All-time low
99.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
Years of data
49
1960–2013
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized 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
In 2013, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Barbados stood at 117.41 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Barbados peaked at 151.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 1987 and was at its lowest, 99.11 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
That places Barbados 19th out of 111 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Barbados, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 117.19 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 132.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.1% |
| 1962 | 120.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 1963 | 126.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 128.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 108.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.8% |
| 1967 | 128.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.2% |
| 1968 | 124.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 126.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 106.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.7% |
| 1971 | 114.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 126.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 132.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 128.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 136.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 127.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 125.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 134.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 132.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 135.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 138.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 108.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.8% |
| 1983 | 133.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.4% |
| 1984 | 125.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 131.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 150.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.9% |
| 1987 | 151.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 146.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 144.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 132.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 131.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 138.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 143.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 129.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 123.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 119.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 99.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 115.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 132.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 120.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 125.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 118.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 103.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 117.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 120.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 118.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 116.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 111.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 117.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 123.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 108.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 132.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1970s | 126.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 106.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 136.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 136.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 108.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 151.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 133.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 123.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 143.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2000s | 117.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 99.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 132.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 111.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 118.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 16 Russian Federation 119.8 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 17 Jamaica 118.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 18 Belarus 117.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Montenegro 113.99 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 21 Czechia 113.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 22 Estonia 113.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Barbados?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Barbados was 117.41 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 cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 151.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 1987.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Barbados rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Barbados ranks 19th out of 111 countries with data for 2013.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.