Life expectancy men women in Barbados
Barbados: Life expectancy men women was 78.61 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
78.61
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
120th
of 236 countries
All-time high
78.72
in 2021
All-time low
55.15
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy men women in Barbados, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 78.61 for life expectancy men women in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy men women in Barbados peaked at 78.72 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 55.15, in 1950.
That places Barbados 120th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy men women in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 55.15 | — |
| 1951 | 56.27 | +2.0% |
| 1952 | 57.58 | +2.3% |
| 1953 | 58.53 | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 59.99 | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 60.42 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 61.89 | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 63.07 | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 63.82 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 64.63 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 65.45 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 66.66 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 67.3 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 67.76 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 68.14 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 68.74 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 69.18 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 69.54 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 69.77 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 70.12 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 70.18 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 70.58 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 70.93 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 71.07 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 71.32 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 71.62 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 71.95 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 72.51 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 73.04 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 73.39 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 73.9 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 74.28 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 74.67 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 74.93 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 75.13 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 75.14 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 75.32 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 75.49 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 75.57 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 75.56 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 75.75 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 75.89 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 76.07 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 76.3 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 76.43 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 76.62 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 76.8 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 76.78 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 77.13 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 77.22 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 77.02 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 76.98 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 76.99 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 77.04 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 77.3 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 77.18 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 77.23 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 77.51 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 77.54 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 77.73 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 77.64 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.75 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.86 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.95 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.06 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.16 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.27 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.43 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.54 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.65 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 78.72 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 78.27 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 78.61 | +0.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 78.61 is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.13, 95% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 78.61 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 78.49, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.14 | 55.15 | 64.63 | 10 |
| 1960s | 68.27 | 65.45 | 70.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.66 | 70.18 | 73.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75 | 73.9 | 75.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.5 | 75.75 | 77.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.25 | 76.98 | 77.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.09 | 77.64 | 78.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.56 | 78.27 | 78.72 | 4 |
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 life expectancy men women in Barbados?
- Life expectancy men women in Barbados was 78.61 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy men women recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 78.72 in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy men women recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.15 in 1950.
- How does Barbados rank for life expectancy men women?
- Barbados ranks 120th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy men women rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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