Lung cancer death rates in Barbados
Barbados: Lung cancer death rates was 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013. ▲ Rising
Latest (2013)
4.06 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
83rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
6.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2011
All-time low
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1966
Years of data
49
1960–2013
Lung cancer death rates in Barbados, 1960–2013
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lung cancer death rates in Barbados is 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2013.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Barbados peaked at 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1966.
Barbados ranks 83rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates in Barbados, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +55.6% |
| 1962 | 5.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 6.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -43.2% |
| 1966 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 1967 | 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1968 | 2.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.4% |
| 1969 | 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +112.9% |
| 1970 | 2.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -50.6% |
| 1971 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -50.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6156 deaths per 100,000 people | -55.4% |
| 1973 | 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +412.7% |
| 1974 | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.9% |
| 1975 | 6.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +148.6% |
| 1976 | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.4% |
| 1977 | 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 4.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.4% |
| 1979 | 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.8% |
| 1981 | 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 5.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.2% |
| 1983 | 4.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.0% |
| 1984 | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -52.9% |
| 1985 | 5.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +187.9% |
| 1986 | 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -38.3% |
| 1987 | 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +47.8% |
| 1988 | 3.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.2% |
| 1989 | 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 1.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -47.7% |
| 1991 | 5.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +174.1% |
| 1992 | 6.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.7% |
| 1993 | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -37.0% |
| 1994 | 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -43.1% |
| 1995 | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +83.7% |
| 2000 | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -37.6% |
| 2001 | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -42.9% |
| 2002 | 4.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +238.2% |
| 2003 | 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -31.7% |
| 2004 | 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -40.2% |
| 2005 | 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +150.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8135 deaths per 100,000 people | -83.9% |
| 2007 | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +159.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +161.1% |
| 2010 | 5.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 4.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.2% |
| 2013 | 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6156 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8135 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 80 Qatar 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 81 Panama 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 82 Saint Lucia 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 84 Ecuador 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 85 Guyana 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Paraguay 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in Barbados?
- Lung cancer death rates in Barbados was 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1966.
- How does Barbados rank for lung cancer death rates?
- Barbados ranks 83rd out of 111 countries with data for 2013.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lung cancer death rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.