Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Barbados
Barbados: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 4.33 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.33
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
97th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.55
in 2022
All-time low
2.63
in 1981
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Barbados, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 4.33 for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in 2023.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Barbados peaked at 4.55 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.63, in 1981.
Barbados ranks 97th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.7 | — |
| 1951 | 3.72 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 3.85 | +3.4% |
| 1953 | 3.66 | -5.1% |
| 1954 | 3.8 | +4.1% |
| 1955 | 3.24 | -14.8% |
| 1956 | 2.81 | -13.3% |
| 1957 | 2.99 | +6.5% |
| 1958 | 2.93 | -2.3% |
| 1959 | 2.85 | -2.7% |
| 1960 | 2.86 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 3.38 | +18.1% |
| 1962 | 3.27 | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 3.21 | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 2.9 | -9.7% |
| 1965 | 2.92 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 2.78 | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 2.85 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 2.65 | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 2.68 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 2.67 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 2.92 | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 2.88 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 3.11 | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 3.08 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 2.99 | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 3.02 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 3.04 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 2.96 | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 2.82 | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 2.7 | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 2.63 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 2.77 | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 2.82 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 2.92 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 2.98 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 3.12 | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 3.37 | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 3.48 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 3.49 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 3.61 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 3.67 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 3.83 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 4.01 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 4.1 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 4.24 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 4.25 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 4.27 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 4.1 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 4.06 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 3.8 | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 3.68 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.51 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 3.5 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.5 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.72 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 3.7 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.82 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 3.77 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 3.84 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 3.74 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.75 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.71 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.73 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.73 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.69 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 3.7 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.64 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 3.63 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.63 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.57 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 3.82 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 4.55 | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 4.33 | -4.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 4.33 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.33, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 4.33 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.43, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.35 | 2.81 | 3.85 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.95 | 2.65 | 3.38 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.95 | 2.67 | 3.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.03 | 2.63 | 3.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.01 | 3.61 | 4.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.68 | 3.5 | 3.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.69 | 3.63 | 3.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.07 | 3.57 | 4.55 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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- 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 difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Barbados?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Barbados was 4.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4.55 in 2022.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.63 in 1981.
- How does Barbados rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Barbados ranks 97th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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