Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Barbados
Barbados: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 85.01 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Barbados, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Barbados stood at 85.01 DALYs per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Barbados peaked at 112.56 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 85.01 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Barbados ranks 117th of 194 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.
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Barbados, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 112.56 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 110.34 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 107.41 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 108.69 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 108.46 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 108.87 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 108.1 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 105.91 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 104.63 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 101.22 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 99.46 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 97.77 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 95.25 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 94.09 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 92.89 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 91.32 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 91.02 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.34 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 87.78 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 88.48 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 86.46 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 85.01 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 107.62 DALYs per 100,000 people | 101.22 DALYs per 100,000 people | 112.56 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.64 DALYs per 100,000 people | 87.78 DALYs per 100,000 people | 99.46 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.73 DALYs per 100,000 people | 85.01 DALYs per 100,000 people | 86.46 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 114 El Salvador 86.84 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 115 Paraguay 86.07 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 116 India 85.31 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 118 Maldives 84.14 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 119 Micronesia, Federated States of 83.35 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 120 Antigua and Barbuda 82.48 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Barbados?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Barbados was 85.01 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 112.56 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.01 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Barbados ranks 117th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.