Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Barbados
Barbados: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 1.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 143 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2006
All-time low
1.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Barbados, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.1% for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Barbados peaked at 1.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
That places Barbados 34th out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 5.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Barbados?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Barbados was 1.1% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Barbados ranks 34th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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