Vaccination coverage in Barbados
Barbados: Vaccination coverage was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Barbados, 2001–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination coverage in Barbados is 94.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Barbados peaked at 97.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2001.
Barbados ranks 62nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18.0% | — |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +266.7% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +37.9% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +10.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 94.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 94.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.5%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +266.7% | 18.0% | 66.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.4% | 18.0% | 93.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 86.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 82.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Barbados?
- Vaccination coverage in Barbados was 94.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2001.
- How does Barbados rank for vaccination coverage?
- Barbados ranks 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.