Sex gap in life expectancy in Barbados
Barbados: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.98 years
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
123rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.73 years
in 1997
All-time low
3.18 years
in 1960
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Barbados, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 4.98 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Barbados peaked at 5.73 years in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.18 years, in 1960.
That places Barbados 123rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Barbados, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.83 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.86 years | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 4.05 years | +4.8% |
| 1953 | 3.85 years | -4.8% |
| 1954 | 4.08 years | +5.8% |
| 1955 | 3.48 years | -14.7% |
| 1956 | 3.26 years | -6.1% |
| 1957 | 3.44 years | +5.4% |
| 1958 | 3.33 years | -3.3% |
| 1959 | 3.22 years | -3.3% |
| 1960 | 3.18 years | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 3.87 years | +21.7% |
| 1962 | 3.76 years | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 3.65 years | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 3.41 years | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 3.47 years | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 3.36 years | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 3.64 years | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 3.49 years | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 3.56 years | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 3.64 years | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 3.87 years | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 3.86 years | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 4.17 years | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 4.11 years | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 3.88 years | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 3.88 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 3.94 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 3.98 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 3.85 years | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 3.71 years | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 3.49 years | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 3.71 years | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 3.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 3.83 years | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 3.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.99 years | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 4.24 years | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 4.47 years | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 4.58 years | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 4.79 years | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 4.9 years | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 5.1 years | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 5.3 years | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 5.51 years | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 5.64 years | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 5.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 5.73 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 5.51 years | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 5.44 years | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 5.05 years | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 4.74 years | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 4.53 years | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 4.52 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.47 years | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.62 years | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 4.54 years | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 4.68 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 4.64 years | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 4.71 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 4.48 years | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.48 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.42 years | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 4.44 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 4.43 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.37 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 4.37 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.29 years | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.26 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.25 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 4.17 years | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 4.44 years | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 5.23 years | +17.8% |
| 2023 | 4.98 years | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.64 years | 3.22 years | 4.08 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.54 years | 3.18 years | 3.87 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.92 years | 3.64 years | 4.17 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.96 years | 3.49 years | 4.58 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.36 years | 4.79 years | 5.73 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.65 years | 4.47 years | 5.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.38 years | 4.25 years | 4.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7 years | 4.17 years | 5.23 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 120 Singapore 5 years compare
- 121 United States 4.98 years compare
- 122 Djibouti 4.98 years compare
- 124 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 4.93 years compare
- 125 Cayman Islands 4.89 years compare
- 126 Cuba 4.85 years 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0108 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Barbados?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Barbados was 4.98 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 5.73 years in 1997.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.18 years in 1960.
- How does Barbados rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Barbados ranks 123rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.