Life expectation at birth by sex in Barbados
Barbados: Life expectation at birth by sex was 78.61 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
78.61
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
120th
of 236 countries
All-time high
78.72
in 2021
All-time low
55.15
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectation at birth by sex in Barbados, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 78.61 for life expectation at birth by sex in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectation at birth by sex in Barbados peaked at 78.72 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 55.15, in 1950.
Barbados ranks 120th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.14 | 55.15 | 64.63 | 10 |
| 1960s | 68.27 | 65.45 | 70.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.66 | 70.18 | 73.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75 | 73.9 | 75.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.5 | 75.75 | 77.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.25 | 76.98 | 77.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.09 | 77.64 | 78.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.56 | 78.27 | 78.72 | 4 |
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More population data for Barbados
- Population growth rate -0.709 (2100)
- Population density 452.82 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 8,035 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.709 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.71 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.71 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 5 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.71 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.71 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.68 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectation at birth by sex in Barbados?
- Life expectation at birth by sex in Barbados was 78.61 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 78.72 in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.15 in 1950.
- How does Barbados rank for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Barbados ranks 120th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectation at birth by sex rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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