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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Barbados
BARBADOS		        
  		     
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
1960
62.2
67.0
64.5
42
42
40
  
68.2
74.2
71.1
9
4
9
1970
66.2
71.2
68.7
33
41
39
  
68.9
75.2
72.0
13
9
9
1980
69.6
74.7
72.1
24
31
28
  
70.7
76.8
73.7
16
14
17
1990
72.0
77.1
74.5
26
29
29
  
73.1
78.8
75.9
17
17
16
2000
72.2
78.5
75.3
41
37
37
  
75.4
80.2
77.7
19
23
22
2010
71.9
76.4
74.1
69
83
72
  
77.8
82.1
79.9
14
24
16
 
 
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
 
  Barbados
BARBADOS		      
   
      World Rank       World Rank
  Male Female M F   Male Female M F
At Birth
71.9
76.4
69
83
  
77.8
82.1
14
24
Age 6
74.5
81.4
54
42
  
79.5
83.6
21
28
Age 11
74.5
81.4
56
42
  
79.5
83.6
21
28
Age 16
74.6
81.5
57
43
  
79.5
83.7
21
28
Age 21
74.9
81.6
57
43
  
79.7
83.8
21
28
Age 26
75.2
81.7
58
42
  
79.9
83.8
21
28
Age 31
75.6
81.8
59
42
  
80.1
83.9
21
28
Age 36
76.0
82.2
58
40
  
80.3
84.0
21
29
Age 41
76.4
82.5
61
39
  
80.6
84.2
20
27
Age 46
76.8
82.8
62
40
  
81.0
84.4
20
28
Age 51
77.3
83.3
68
40
  
81.4
84.8
20
27
Age 56
78.1
83.7
67
40
  
82.0
85.2
20
27
Age 61
79.0
84.4
71
41
  
82.8
85.8
20
26
Age 66
80.3
85.5
76
41
  
83.8
86.5
23
25
Age 71
82.0
86.8
89
41
  
85.2
87.5
26
31
Age 76
84.1
88.2
104
39
  
86.9
88.8
26
32
Age 81
86.8
90.3
124
36
  
89.0
90.5
31
32
Age 86
90.2
92.9
127
29
  
91.8
92.8
38
33
Age 91
94.0
95.9
139
26
  
95.0
95.7
44
35
Age 96
98.2
99.3
159
28
  
98.8
99.2
46
37
Age 101
102.7
103.3
180
33
  
103.0
103.2
58
48
 
 
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Barbados
BARBADOS		  
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
1 Diabetes Mellitus
55.84
45
  
5.04
185
2 Coronary Heart Disease
55.44
170
  
68.80
155
3 Stroke
41.18
156
  
36.89
160
4 Hypertension
33.79
63
  
3.67
183
5 Influenza & Pneumonia
31.29
101
  
23.69
125
6 Prostate Cancer
27.85
3
  
8.21
58
7 Breast Cancer
25.35
13
  
23.62
20
8 Kidney Disease
21.51
68
  
3.23
185
9 Colon-Rectum Cancers
19.84
13
  
15.49
33
10 Skin Disease
11.95
5
  
1.50
104
11 Violence
11.45
69
  
1.14
160
12 Road Traffic Accidents
9.93
142
  
4.77
180
13 Stomach Cancer
9.64
60
  
4.81
130
14 Endocrine Disorders
9.51
76
  
3.13
147
15 Lymphomas
8.94
9
  
7.35
36
16 HIV/AIDS
7.04
80
  
0.40
137
17 Lung Cancers
6.09
140
  
30.98
18
18 Cervical Cancer
6.00
87
  
1.38
161
19 Inflammatory/Heart
5.57
98
  
2.97
152
20 Pancreas Cancer
4.98
61
  
6.81
39
21 Low Birth Weight
4.80
128
  
3.39
144
22 Other Injuries
4.58
178
  
5.54
170
23 Liver Cancer
4.40
130
  
3.07
164
24 Lung Disease
4.23
183
  
21.47
98
25 Leukemia
4.05
83
  
4.39
63
26 Birth Trauma
3.86
99
  
0.64
166
27 Liver Disease
3.78
175
  
9.48
96
28 Oesophagus Cancer
3.78
73
  
7.62
30
29 Oral Cancer
3.76
67
  
2.39
113
30 Asthma
3.15
114
  
1.09
153
31 Congenital Anomalies
3.09
174
  
3.68
164
32 Alzheimers/Dementia
2.67
125
  
17.08
14
33 Anaemia
2.41
85
  
0.15
171
34 Uterin Cancer
2.26
30
  
1.53
64
35 Ovary Cancer
2.15
95
  
3.96
20
36 Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.91
144
  
2.54
123
37 Parkinson Disease
1.90
77
  
3.48
8
38 Drownings
1.75
137
  
0.35
187
39 Fires
1.39
106
  
0.45
158
40 Suicide
1.37
180
  
6.90
101
41 Alcohol
1.13
71
  
1.10
76
42 Epilepsy
0.93
158
  
1.57
104
43 Bladder Cancer
0.84
164
  
4.27
28
44 Meningitis
0.76
132
  
0.41
149
45 Other Neoplasms
0.72
178
  
2.95
92
46 Diarrhoeal diseases
0.65
148
  
1.95
119
47 Depression
0.52
9
  
0.09
76
48 Falls
0.49
177
  
3.51
109
49 Maternal Conditions
0.48
126
  
0.15
151
50 Skin Cancers
0.47
157
  
2.74
32
 
 
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Barbados
BARBADOS		  
  Deaths %   Deaths %
1 Diabetes Mellitus
198
12.60
  
6,682
1.43
2 Coronary Heart Disease
192
12.22
  
92,299
19.77
3 Stroke
152
9.68
  
55,919
11.98
4 Hypertension
119
7.57
  
5,191
1.11
5 Influenza & Pneumonia
115
7.32
  
37,348
8.00
6 Prostate Cancer
99
6.30
  
11,508
2.46
7 Kidney Disease
71
4.52
  
4,804
1.03
8 Colon-Rectum Cancers
66
4.20
  
18,951
4.06
9 Breast Cancer
47
2.99
  
14,343
3.07
10 Skin Disease
46
2.93
  
2,188
0.47
11 Stomach Cancer
34
2.16
  
6,006
1.29
12 Endocrine Disorders
33
2.10
  
3,056
0.65
13 Violence
31
1.97
  
703
0.15
14 Lymphomas
28
1.78
  
8,744
1.87
15 Road Traffic Accidents
26
1.65
  
3,073
0.66
16 HIV/AIDS
21
1.34
  
266
0.06
17 Cervical Cancer
20
1.27
  
1,322
0.28
18 Lung Cancers
20
1.27
  
35,845
7.68
19 Pancreas Cancer
17
1.08
  
7,954
1.70
20 Inflammatory/Heart
17
1.08
  
3,014
0.65
21 Lung Disease
15
0.95
  
29,069
6.23
22 Liver Cancer
14
0.89
  
3,470
0.74
23 Other Injuries
13
0.83
  
6,029
1.29
24 Liver Disease
13
0.83
  
7,767
1.66
25 Oesophagus Cancer
13
0.83
  
8,762
1.88
26 Oral Cancer
12
0.76
  
2,428
0.52
27 Leukemia
12
0.76
  
5,077
1.09
28 Alzheimers/Dementia
11
0.70
  
29,116
6.24
29 Anaemia
9
0.57
  
260
0.06
30 Asthma
9
0.57
  
1,260
0.27
31 Uterin Cancer
8
0.51
  
1,852
0.40
32 Low Birth Weight
8
0.51
  
1,386
0.30
33 Ovary Cancer
7
0.45
  
4,366
0.94
34 Parkinson Disease
7
0.45
  
5,348
1.15
35 Peptic Ulcer Disease
7
0.45
  
3,294
0.71
36 Congenital Anomalies
6
0.38
  
1,950
0.42
37 Birth Trauma
6
0.38
  
262
0.06
38 Drownings
5
0.32
  
233
0.05
39 Alcohol
4
0.25
  
862
0.18
40 Fires
4
0.25
  
380
0.08
41 Suicide
4
0.25
  
4,660
1.00
42 Epilepsy
3
0.19
  
1,201
0.26
43 Bladder Cancer
3
0.19
  
5,842
1.25
44 Falls
2
0.13
  
4,450
0.95
45 Prostatic Hypertrophy
2
0.13
  
193
0.04
46 Depression
2
0.13
  
150
0.03
47 Other Neoplasms
2
0.13
  
3,829
0.82
48 Skin Cancers
2
0.13
  
2,947
0.63
49 Meningitis
2
0.13
  
278
0.06
50 Diarrhoeal diseases
2
0.13
  
3,081
0.66
 
 
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Barbados
BARBADOS		  
  Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
1 Prostate Cancer
27.85
3
  
8.21
58
2 Breast Cancer
25.35
13
  
23.62
20
3 Colon-Rectum Cancers
19.84
13
  
15.49
33
4 Stomach Cancer
9.64
60
  
4.81
130
5 Lymphomas
8.94
9
  
7.35
36
6 Lung Cancers
6.09
140
  
30.98
18
7 Cervical Cancer
6.00
87
  
1.38
161
8 Pancreas Cancer
4.98
61
  
6.81
39
9 Liver Cancer
4.40
130
  
3.07
164
10 Leukemia
4.05
83
  
4.39
63
11 Oesophagus Cancer
3.78
73
  
7.62
30
12 Oral Cancer
3.76
67
  
2.39
113
13 Uterin Cancer
2.26
30
  
1.53
64
14 Ovary Cancer
2.15
95
  
3.96
20
15 Bladder Cancer
0.84
164
  
4.27
28
16 Other Neoplasms
0.72
178
  
2.95
92
17 Skin Cancers
0.47
157
  
2.74
32
 
 
DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Barbados
BARBADOS		  
  Value World Rank   Value World Rank
Population Total
284,589
170
 
61,113,205
22
Sex Ratio M / F
0.94
172
 
0.98
125
Population 0-14
19.2 %
146
 
16.7 %
158
Population 15-64
71.3 %
15
 
67.1 %
64
Population 65 +
9.5 %
56
 
16.2 %
23
Birth Rate / 1000
12.55
145
 
10.65
155
Death Rate / 1000
8.41
90
 
10.02
61
Fertulity Rate
1.68
150
 
1.66
153
Infant Mortality
12.29
132
 
4.85
167
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.01
191
 
1.05
130
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.00
191
 
1.05
77
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
0.97
152
 
1.03
46
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.63
174
 
0.76
105
Net Migrattion
-0.31
83
 
2.16
29
Population Growth
0.38
145
 
0.28
152
Literacy Total
99.7
12
 
99.0
41
Literacy Male
99.7
19
 
99.0
50
Literacy Female
99.7
11
 
99.0
41
Unemployment
10.7
58
 
5.5
113
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
74.1
72
  
79.9
16
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
67.0
49
  
72.0
27
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$19,300
48
  
$36,600
23
 

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