Tuberculosis death rate in Barbados
Barbados: Tuberculosis death rate was 0.5677 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Barbados, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, tuberculosis death rate in Barbados stood at 0.5677 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Barbados peaked at 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3223 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2011.
That places Barbados 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7642 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3383 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5738 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3223 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6744 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5773 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5677 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5869 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 148 Estonia 0.5806 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 149 Seychelles 0.578 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 150 Bulgaria 0.5746 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 152 Japan 0.422 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 153 Turkey 0.4006 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 154 Jamaica 0.3946 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Barbados
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,453 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- 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 tuberculosis death rate in Barbados?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Barbados was 0.5677 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3223 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011.
- How does Barbados rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Barbados ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.2%. 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 Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from tuberculosis in both sexes, per 100,000 people.