Hospital beds per 1000 people in Barbados
Barbados: Hospital beds per 1000 people was 6.4 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
6.4
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
14th
of 179 countries
All-time high
10.22
in 1970
All-time low
1.27
in 1993
Years of data
20
1960–2023
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Barbados, 1960–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 6.4 for hospital beds per 1000 people in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds per 1000 people in Barbados peaked at 10.22 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.27, in 1993.
Barbados ranks 14th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.93 | — |
| 1970 | 10.22 | +72.4% |
| 1980 | 8.53 | -16.5% |
| 1990 | 8.4 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.27 | -84.9% |
| 1995 | 7.4 | +483.8% |
| 1996 | 7.56 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 6.87 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 6.45 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 6.45 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.03 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 6.01 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 6 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 6.09 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 6.03 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 5.72 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 5.64 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 6.42 | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 6.27 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 6.4 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.93 | 5.93 | 5.93 | 1 |
| 1970s | 10.22 | 10.22 | 10.22 | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.53 | 8.53 | 8.53 | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.16 | 1.27 | 8.4 | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.18 | 5.72 | 6.87 | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.18 | 5.64 | 6.42 | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0839 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.9978 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0867 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds per 1000 people in Barbados?
- Hospital beds per 1000 people in Barbados was 6.4 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 10.22 in 1970.
- What is the lowest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 in 1993.
- How does Barbados rank for hospital beds per 1000 people?
- Barbados ranks 14th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hospital beds per 1000 people rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Hospital beds per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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