Life expectancy of women vs. men in Barbados
Barbados: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 78.61 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
78.61 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
120th
of 236 countries
All-time high
78.72 years
in 2021
All-time low
55.15 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Barbados, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy of women vs. men in Barbados stood at 78.61 years.
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 of women vs. men in Barbados peaked at 78.72 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 55.15 years, in 1950.
Barbados ranks 120th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Barbados, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 55.15 years | — |
| 1951 | 56.27 years | +2.0% |
| 1952 | 57.58 years | +2.3% |
| 1953 | 58.53 years | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 59.99 years | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 60.42 years | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 61.89 years | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 63.07 years | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 63.82 years | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 64.63 years | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 65.45 years | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 66.66 years | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 67.3 years | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 67.76 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 68.14 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 68.74 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 69.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 69.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 69.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 70.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 70.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 70.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 70.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 71.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 71.32 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 71.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 71.95 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 72.51 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 73.04 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 73.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 73.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 74.28 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 74.67 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 74.93 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 75.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 75.14 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 75.32 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 75.49 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 75.57 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 75.56 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 75.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 75.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 76.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 76.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 76.43 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 76.62 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 76.8 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 76.78 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 77.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 77.22 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 77.02 years | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 76.98 years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 76.99 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 77.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 77.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 77.18 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 77.23 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 77.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 77.54 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 77.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 77.64 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.43 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.65 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 78.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 78.27 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 78.61 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.14 years | 55.15 years | 64.63 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 68.27 years | 65.45 years | 70.12 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.66 years | 70.18 years | 73.39 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75 years | 73.9 years | 75.57 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.5 years | 75.75 years | 77.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.25 years | 76.98 years | 77.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.09 years | 77.64 years | 78.54 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.56 years | 78.27 years | 78.72 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Barbados?
- Life expectancy of women vs. men in Barbados was 78.61 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 78.72 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.15 years in 1950.
- How does Barbados rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
- Barbados ranks 120th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy of women vs. men 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.