Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Barbados
Barbados: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases was 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases 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, death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Barbados stood at 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Barbados peaked at 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Barbados ranks 163rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Barbados, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.9476 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9111 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9455 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9615 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9573 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8604 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7479 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7019 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5979 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5697 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5891 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.562 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5842 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5533 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5635 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6035 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5268 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9678 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8604 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6073 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5533 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7479 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4865 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5268 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 160 Peru 0.4502 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 161 Estonia 0.4495 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 162 Sri Lanka 0.4474 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 164 Andorra 0.4446 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 165 Paraguay 0.4445 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 166 Bulgaria 0.4433 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Barbados?
- Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Barbados was 0.4461 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 death rate from rheumatic heart diseases recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from rheumatic heart diseases recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Barbados ranks 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from rheumatic heart diseases rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. 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 Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from rheumatic heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.