Tuberculosis death rate in Barbados
Barbados: Tuberculosis death rate was 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis death rate in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people for tuberculosis death rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Barbados peaked at 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2009.
Barbados ranks 147th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.718 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.733 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.884 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 144 Costa Rica 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 145 Cuba 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 146 Croatia 0.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 148 Palau 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 149 Hungary 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 150 France 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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 25, male, interpolated 1,942 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1,956 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1,913 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1,852 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Barbados?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Barbados was 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024, according to WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
- How does Barbados rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Barbados ranks 147th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor 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 annual number of deaths from all forms of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.