Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Barbados
Barbados: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.9457 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.9457 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
64th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.9605 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
All-time low
0.8226 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Barbados, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.9457 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Barbados peaked at 0.9605 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8226 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
Barbados ranks 64th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Barbados, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8434 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.8226 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.851 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8863 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8913 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.866 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8628 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.859 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8523 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8288 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8288 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8328 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8298 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8416 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8546 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8653 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8783 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8948 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9181 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9605 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9015 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9457 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8564 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8226 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8913 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8705 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8288 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9605 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9236 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9015 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9457 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 61 Spain 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 62 Bahamas 0.9494 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 63 India 0.949 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 65 Botswana 0.9431 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 66 Mozambique 0.9419 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 67 Dominica 0.9375 deaths per 100,000 people 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Barbados?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Barbados was 0.9457 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9605 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8226 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Barbados rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Barbados ranks 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.