Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Barbados
Barbados: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate 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
In 2021, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Barbados stood at 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.9% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Barbados peaked at 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Barbados ranks 90th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Barbados, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.5% |
| 2002 | 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 87 Burundi 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 88 Malawi 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 89 Georgia 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 91 Tajikistan 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 91 Zambia 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 93 Antigua and Barbuda 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Barbados?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Barbados was 1.74 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 mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Barbados ranks 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.