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Barbados Population Pyramid
 


Barbados
BARBADOS LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
        World Rank
  Male Female All M F All
1960
62.2
67.0
64.5
42
42
40
1970
66.2
71.2
68.7
33
41
39
1980
69.6
74.7
72.1
24
31
28
1990
72.0
77.1
74.5
26
29
29
2000
72.2
78.5
75.3
41
37
37
2010
71.9
76.4
74.1
69
83
72
 
 
Barbados
BARBADOS LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
      World Rank
  Male Female M F
At Birth
71.9
76.4
69
83
Age 5
73.5
80.4
54
42
Age 10
73.5
80.4
56
42
Age 15
73.6
80.5
57
43
Age 20
73.9
80.6
57
43
Age 25
74.2
80.7
58
42
Age 30
74.6
80.8
59
42
Age 35
75.0
81.2
58
40
Age 40
75.4
81.5
61
39
Age 45
75.8
81.8
62
40
Age 50
76.3
82.3
68
40
Age 55
77.1
82.7
67
40
Age 60
78.0
83.4
71
41
Age 65
79.3
84.5
76
41
Age 70
81.0
85.8
89
41
Age 75
83.1
87.2
104
39
Age 80
85.8
89.3
124
36
Age 85
89.2
91.9
127
29
Age 90
93.0
94.9
139
26
Age 95
97.2
98.3
159
28
Age 100
101.7
102.3
180
33
 
 
Barbados
BARBADOS TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Deaths %
1 Diabetes Mellitus
198
12.60
2 Coronary Heart Disease
192
12.22
3 Stroke
152
9.68
4 Hypertension
119
7.57
5 Influenza & Pneumonia
115
7.32
6 Prostate Cancer
99
6.30
7 Kidney Disease
71
4.52
8 Colon-Rectum Cancers
66
4.20
9 Breast Cancer
47
2.99
10 Skin Disease
46
2.93
11 Stomach Cancer
34
2.16
12 Endocrine Disorders
33
2.10
13 Violence
31
1.97
14 Lymphomas
28
1.78
15 Road Traffic Accidents
26
1.65
16 HIV/AIDS
21
1.34
17 Cervical Cancer
20
1.27
18 Lung Cancers
20
1.27
19 Pancreas Cancer
17
1.08
20 Inflammatory/Heart
17
1.08
21 Lung Disease
15
0.95
22 Liver Cancer
14
0.89
23 Other Injuries
13
0.83
24 Liver Disease
13
0.83
25 Oesophagus Cancer
13
0.83
  Deaths %
26 Oral Cancer
12
0.76
27 Leukemia
12
0.76
28 Alzheimers/Dementia
11
0.70
29 Anaemia
9
0.57
30 Asthma
9
0.57
31 Uterin Cancer
8
0.51
32 Low Birth Weight
8
0.51
33 Ovary Cancer
7
0.45
34 Parkinson Disease
7
0.45
35 Peptic Ulcer Disease
7
0.45
36 Congenital Anomalies
6
0.38
37 Birth Trauma
6
0.38
38 Drownings
5
0.32
39 Alcohol
4
0.25
40 Fires
4
0.25
41 Suicide
4
0.25
42 Epilepsy
3
0.19
43 Bladder Cancer
3
0.19
44 Falls
2
0.13
45 Prostatic Hypertrophy
2
0.13
46 Depression
2
0.13
47 Other Neoplasms
2
0.13
48 Skin Cancers
2
0.13
49 Meningitis
2
0.13
50 Diarrhoeal diseases
2
0.13
 
 
Barbados
BARBADOS TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
1 Diabetes Mellitus
55.84
45
2 Coronary Heart Disease
55.44
170
3 Stroke
41.18
156
4 Hypertension
33.79
63
5 Influenza & Pneumonia
31.29
101
6 Prostate Cancer
27.85
3
7 Breast Cancer
25.35
13
8 Kidney Disease
21.51
68
9 Colon-Rectum Cancers
19.84
13
10 Skin Disease
11.95
5
11 Violence
11.45
69
12 Road Traffic Accidents
9.93
142
13 Stomach Cancer
9.64
60
14 Endocrine Disorders
9.51
76
15 Lymphomas
8.94
9
16 HIV/AIDS
7.04
80
17 Lung Cancers
6.09
140
18 Cervical Cancer
6.00
87
19 Inflammatory/Heart
5.57
98
20 Pancreas Cancer
4.98
61
21 Low Birth Weight
4.80
128
22 Other Injuries
4.58
178
23 Liver Cancer
4.40
130
24 Lung Disease
4.23
183
25 Leukemia
4.05
83
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
26 Birth Trauma
3.86
99
27 Liver Disease
3.78
175
28 Oesophagus Cancer
3.78
73
29 Oral Cancer
3.76
67
30 Asthma
3.15
114
31 Congenital Anomalies
3.09
174
32 Alzheimers/Dementia
2.67
125
33 Anaemia
2.41
85
34 Uterin Cancer
2.26
30
35 Ovary Cancer
2.15
95
36 Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.91
144
37 Parkinson Disease
1.90
77
38 Drownings
1.75
137
39 Fires
1.39
106
40 Suicide
1.37
180
41 Alcohol
1.13
71
42 Epilepsy
0.93
158
43 Bladder Cancer
0.84
164
44 Meningitis
0.76
132
45 Other Neoplasms
0.72
178
46 Diarrhoeal diseases
0.65
148
47 Depression
0.52
9
48 Falls
0.49
177
49 Maternal Conditions
0.48
126
50 Skin Cancers
0.47
157
 
 
Barbados
BARBADOS CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate World Rank
1 Prostate Cancer
27.85
3
2 Breast Cancer
25.35
13
3 Colon-Rectum Cancers
19.84
13
4 Stomach Cancer
9.64
60
5 Lymphomas
8.94
9
6 Lung Cancers
6.09
140
7 Cervical Cancer
6.00
87
8 Pancreas Cancer
4.98
61
9 Liver Cancer
4.40
130
  Rate World Rank
10 Leukemia
4.05
83
11 Oesophagus Cancer
3.78
73
12 Oral Cancer
3.76
67
13 Uterin Cancer
2.26
30
14 Ovary Cancer
2.15
95
15 Bladder Cancer
0.84
164
16 Other Neoplasms
0.72
178
17 Skin Cancers
0.47
157
 
 
Barbados
BARBADOS HEALTH RISK FACTORS
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
ALCOHOL LITERS
Total Rank
7.0
82
SMOKING PERCENT
M F Rank
18.4
3.0
120
103
OBESITY PERCENT
M F Rank
22.7
57.0
42
10
HAPPINESS SCORE
Total Rank
243
32

 
Barbados
BARBADOS DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Value World Rank
Population Total
284,589
170
Sex Ratio M / F
0.94
172
Population 0-14
19.2 %
146
Population 15-64
71.3 %
15
Population 65 +
9.5 %
56
Birth Rate / 1000
12.55
145
Death Rate / 1000
8.41
90
Fertulity Rate
1.68
150
Infant Mortality
12.29
132
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.01
191
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.00
191
  Value World Rank
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
0.97
152
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.63
174
Net Migrattion
-0.31
83
Population Growth
0.38
145
Literacy Total
99.7
12
Literacy Male
99.7
19
Literacy Female
99.7
11
Unemployment
10.7
58
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
74.1
72
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
67.0
49
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$19,300
48
 
 
 

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