Health system composite index in Barbados
Barbados: Health system composite index was 0.2866 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Health system composite index in Barbados, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health system composite index in Barbados is 0.2866 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.6% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Barbados peaked at 1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1985 and was at its lowest, -0.0335 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2007.
Barbados ranks 92nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Barbados, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5125 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1970 | 0.9534 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +86.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6778 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -28.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7547 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8372 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7358 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 0.742 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +61.5% |
| 1986 | 1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.0% |
| 1987 | 1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8968 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8089 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6009 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -25.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9217 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +53.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8509 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0871 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -89.8% |
| 1994 | 1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1053.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4215 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -58.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9223 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +118.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7587 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8836 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5936 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -32.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3908 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -34.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3738 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6615 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +77.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6073 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8288 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +36.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4009 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -51.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5777 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +44.1% |
| 2007 | -0.0335 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -105.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6129 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1927.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5888 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6047 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5156 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6472 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +25.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5457 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7218 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +32.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8329 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7258 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6101 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5401 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6601 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5502 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4662 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5153 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7673 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +48.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2866 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -62.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.2866 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7876 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 36% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.2866 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1689 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1927.4% | -0.0335 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6129 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1994 | +1053.3% | 0.0871 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5125 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5125 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5125 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.9534 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9534 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9534 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.871 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6778 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7045 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0871 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5009 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0335 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8288 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6404 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5156 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8329 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5171 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2866 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7673 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 89 Mongolia 0.301 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 90 Egypt 0.2956 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 91 El Salvador 0.2941 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 93 Ukraine 0.2801 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 94 Lithuania 0.2743 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 95 Albania 0.2742 standard deviations from the yearly mean 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)
- 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 health system composite index in Barbados?
- Health system composite index in Barbados was 0.2866 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1985.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0335 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2007.
- How does Barbados rank for health system composite index?
- Barbados ranks 92nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Health system composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Life expectancy at birth, total; Physicians per 1000 people; Hospital beds per 1000 people; Immunization, measles. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Life expectancy at birth, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people World Health Organization (WHO) data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Immunization, measles World Health Organization (WHO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Life expectancy at birth, total; Physicians per 1000 people; Hospital beds per 1000 people; Immunization, measles. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.