Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Barbados
Barbados: Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously was 0.5495 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Barbados stood at 0.5495.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Barbados peaked at 1.51 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.5435, in 2021.
Barbados ranks 36th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5816 | — |
| 1991 | 0.7681 | +32.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9932 | +29.3% |
| 1993 | 1.27 | +27.4% |
| 1994 | 1.51 | +18.9% |
| 1995 | 1.44 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 1.36 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 1.29 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 1.22 | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 1.15 | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 1.09 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 1.03 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9767 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9287 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8837 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8411 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.803 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7681 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7361 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.707 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6802 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6566 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6354 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6166 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5994 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5843 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5716 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5621 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5543 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5488 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5452 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5435 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.544 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5456 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5495 | +0.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.5495 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0838, 6.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.5495 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3755, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +32.1% | 0.5816 | 0.7681 |
| 1992 | +29.3% | 0.7681 | 0.9932 |
| 1993 | +27.4% | 0.9932 | 1.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.16 | 0.5816 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8762 | 0.707 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6009 | 0.5488 | 0.6802 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5456 | 0.5435 | 0.5495 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (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 incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Barbados?
- Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Barbados was 0.5495 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 in 1994.
- What is the lowest incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5435 in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously?
- Barbados ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously uninfected population ages 15 49. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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