Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Barbados
Barbados: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases was 14.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Barbados, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Barbados is 14.0%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Barbados peaked at 19.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2021.
Barbados ranks 133rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 17.9% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 17.2% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 14.0% | 16.7% | 2 |
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More health data for Barbados
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,453 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 1,772 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 15.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 1,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,743 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 1,757 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Barbados?
- Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Barbados was 14.0% in 2021, according to World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
- Barbados ranks 133rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.