Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Barbados
Barbados: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 66.67 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
66.67
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
42nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
66.85
in 2020
All-time low
65.25
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Barbados, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 66.67 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in 2021.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Barbados peaked at 66.85 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65.25, in 2003.
Barbados ranks 42nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.29 | — |
| 2001 | 65.64 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.49 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 65.25 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 65.3 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 65.55 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 65.61 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 65.73 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 65.92 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 66.19 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 66.21 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 66.25 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 66.42 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 66.44 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.45 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 66.49 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 66.51 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.52 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 66.48 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 66.29 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 66.85 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 66.67 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.6 | 65.25 | 66.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.41 | 66.21 | 66.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.76 | 66.67 | 66.85 | 2 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,453 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate -0.3478 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3203 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.4866 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6585 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Barbados?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Barbados was 66.67 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 66.85 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.25 in 2003.
- How does Barbados rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Barbados ranks 42nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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