Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Barbados
Barbados: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 82 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Barbados, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Barbados stood at 82.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Barbados peaked at 83 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77, in 2000.
That places Barbados 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77 | — |
| 2001 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 81 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 81 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 83 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 82 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 82 is below the median for high income countries, which is 83, 99% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 82 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 78, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.1 | 77 | 79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7 | 79 | 83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.25 | 80 | 82 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0281 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Barbados?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Barbados was 82 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 83 in 2015.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 77 in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Barbados ranks 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending 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 Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Universal healthcare coverage (UHC) service coverage is measured on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) based on the average coverage of essential healthcare services.