Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Barbados
Barbados: Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected was 0.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 146 countries
All-time high
0.8
in 1996
All-time low
0.2
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Barbados stood at 0.5.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Barbados peaked at 0.8 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 1990.
Barbados ranks 17th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5 | +66.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7 | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8 | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1, 5.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.5 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3, 1.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.58 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.74 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.55 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0281 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Barbados?
- Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Barbados was 0.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 1996.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected?
- Barbados ranks 17th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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