Life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in Barbados

Barbados: Life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb was 76.18 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
76.18
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
104th
of 229 countries
All-time high
76.65
in 2020
All-time low
53.59
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in Barbados, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in Barbados is 76.18, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in Barbados peaked at 76.65 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53.59, in 1950.

Barbados ranks 104th of 229 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 un vs gdp per capita wb in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in Barbados, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 53.59
1951 54.71 +2.1%
1952 55.93 +2.2%
1953 56.97 +1.8%
1954 58.32 +2.4%
1955 59 +1.2%
1956 60.54 +2.6%
1957 61.66 +1.8%
1958 62.45 +1.3%
1959 63.31 +1.4%
1960 64.15 +1.3%
1961 65.03 +1.4%
1962 65.72 +1.0%
1963 66.2 +0.7%
1964 66.68 +0.7%
1965 67.24 +0.8%
1966 67.71 +0.7%
1967 67.92 +0.3%
1968 68.2 +0.4%
1969 68.5 +0.4%
1970 68.52 +0.0%
1971 68.79 +0.4%
1972 69.13 +0.5%
1973 69.11 -0.0%
1974 69.38 +0.4%
1975 69.79 +0.6%
1976 70.11 +0.5%
1977 70.64 +0.8%
1978 71.14 +0.7%
1979 71.55 +0.6%
1980 72.13 +0.8%
1981 72.63 +0.7%
1982 72.9 +0.4%
1983 73.16 +0.3%
1984 73.3 +0.2%
1985 73.32 +0.0%
1986 73.42 +0.1%
1987 73.46 +0.1%
1988 73.43 -0.0%
1989 73.38 -0.1%
1990 73.46 +0.1%
1991 73.54 +0.1%
1992 73.61 +0.1%
1993 73.74 +0.2%
1994 73.75 +0.0%
1995 73.88 +0.2%
1996 74.06 +0.3%
1997 73.99 -0.1%
1998 74.47 +0.6%
1999 74.59 +0.2%
2000 74.58 -0.0%
2001 74.71 +0.2%
2002 74.82 +0.2%
2003 74.86 +0.1%
2004 75.15 +0.4%
2005 74.96 -0.3%
2006 75.05 +0.1%
2007 75.26 +0.3%
2008 75.3 +0.0%
2009 75.46 +0.2%
2010 75.49 +0.0%
2011 75.6 +0.1%
2012 75.74 +0.2%
2013 75.82 +0.1%
2014 75.93 +0.1%
2015 76.06 +0.2%
2016 76.17 +0.1%
2017 76.24 +0.1%
2018 76.38 +0.2%
2019 76.5 +0.2%
2020 76.65 +0.2%
2021 76.58 -0.1%
2022 75.68 -1.2%
2023 76.18 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 58.65 53.59 63.31 10
1960s 66.73 64.15 68.5 10
1970s 69.82 68.52 71.55 10
1980s 73.11 72.13 73.46 10
1990s 73.91 73.46 74.59 10
2000s 75.02 74.58 75.46 10
2010s 75.99 75.49 76.5 10
2020s 76.27 75.68 76.65 4

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 101 Aruba 76.35 compare
  2. 102 Algeria 76.26 compare
  3. 103 Latvia 76.19 compare
  4. 105 Cape Verde 76.06 compare
  5. 106 Lithuania 76.03 compare
  6. 107 Romania 75.94 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in Barbados?
Life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in Barbados was 76.18 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 76.65 in 2020.
What is the lowest life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 53.59 in 1950.
How does Barbados rank for life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb?
Barbados ranks 104th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 un vs gdp per capita wb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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