Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Barbados
Barbados: Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Barbados, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Barbados stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Barbados peaked at 104.14 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2011.
That places Barbados 125th out of 140 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.49 | — |
| 2006 | 0.74 | -50.3% |
| 2007 | 2.21 | +198.6% |
| 2008 | 1.83 | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 0.36 | -80.3% |
| 2010 | 2.54 | +605.6% |
| 2011 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0.36 | — |
| 2015 | 1.08 | +200.0% |
| 2016 | 1.07 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.43 | +33.6% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 2.84 | — |
| 2021 | 90.73 | +3094.7% |
| 2022 | 104.14 | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 28.69 | -72.5% |
| 2024 | 0 | -100.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.59. (40 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.54. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +3094.7% | 2.84 | 90.73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.33 | 0.36 | 2.21 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.648 | 0 | 2.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.28 | 0 | 104.14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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- 125 Mauritius 0 compare
- 125 Micronesia (country) 0 compare
- 125 Montenegro 0 compare
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- 125 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 125 Tuvalu 0
- 125 Vanuatu 0 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0281 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Barbados?
- Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Barbados was 0 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 104.14 in 2022.
- What is the lowest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2011.
- How does Barbados rank for deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Barbados ranks 125th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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