๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ง Life Expectancy of Barbados

78.01 years
Average Life Expectancy (both sexes)
75.98 years
Average Life Expectancy Males
79.88 years
Average Life Expectancy Females

The current average life expectancy for Barbados in 2024 is 78.0095 years of age. A 0.19% increase from 2023, when the average life expectancy was 77.8609 years, from birth to death. In the future, Barbados's average life expectancy is projected to increase to 88.2709 years of age, by the year 2100. A total increase of the average life expectancy for people living in Barbados by 13.15% from today's standard. This positive trend can be attributed to technological advancements, a better standard of living, and an icrease in healthcare availability.

Historic Life Expectancy of Barbados (1950-2024)

Between 1950 to 2024 the average life expectancy of people living in Barbados has increased from 55.2382 to 78.0095 years. That is an 41.22% increase that allow people of the country to live an extra 22.7713 years of life, on average.

Year Life Expectancy (Age) Life Expectancy Male Life Expectancy Female
1950 55.2382 52.8093 56.7987
1951 55.4023 53.0844 56.9544
1952 55.8801 53.6408 57.3865
1953 56.6995 54.5094 58.1702
1954 57.8667 55.7541 59.3159
1955 58.9671 57.0239 60.2941
1956 61.0503 58.8869 62.6416
1957 61.9564 59.7998 63.5072
1958 63.0167 60.8236 64.6111
1959 63.9234 61.6666 65.5972
1960 64.5635 62.3019 66.2491
1961 65.3178 62.9713 67.1126
1962 65.8967 63.5429 67.708
1963 66.4866 64.0186 68.3734
1964 67.0199 64.5476 68.924
1965 67.3763 64.9187 69.3259
1966 67.8051 65.2982 69.7996
1967 67.9435 65.4354 70.0193
1968 68.1139 65.735 70.1487
1969 68.44 65.9307 70.5862
1970 68.2725 65.8909 70.3789
1971 68.5981 66.1531 70.7822
1972 68.9291 66.5177 71.0977
1973 69.1667 66.7447 71.3618
1974 69.5195 67.1826 71.6335
1975 69.921 67.6049 72.0113
1976 70.2078 67.9403 72.2705
1977 70.7185 68.3662 72.8709
1978 71.1221 68.8131 73.2505
1979 71.5264 69.1727 73.6947
1980 71.9215 69.4041 74.2809
1981 72.1197 69.7356 74.3634
1982 72.2973 69.9796 74.5062
1983 72.5373 70.1153 74.8445
1984 72.5955 70.1219 74.9601
1985 72.4952 70.1432 74.7455
1986 72.5682 70.0933 74.9264
1987 72.6749 70.1845 75.035
1988 72.6523 70.0765 75.0828
1989 72.7404 70.1199 75.1918
1990 72.7516 70.1649 75.15
1991 72.843 70.2189 75.2861
1992 72.9152 70.2784 75.3706
1993 73.1904 70.3869 75.8132
1994 73.2113 70.3644 75.8818
1995 73.2983 70.5259 75.8902
1996 73.5458 70.7722 76.1378
1997 73.5475 70.7871 76.1286
1998 73.7278 71.0056 76.2757
1999 74.0387 71.4184 76.4809
2000 74.0891 71.6301 76.3678
2001 74.2467 71.8811 76.4247
2002 74.3656 72.0652 76.4808
2003 74.4717 72.0907 76.6685
2004 74.7268 72.4328 76.8348
2005 74.8901 72.6523 76.942
2006 75.0683 72.7514 77.1998
2007 75.3424 73.0017 77.497
2008 75.4471 73.1369 77.5759
2009 75.678 73.3569 77.8187
2010 75.7115 73.5669 77.6797
2011 75.9166 73.7855 77.8687
2012 76.0987 73.9894 78.0313
2013 76.2752 74.1631 78.2127
2014 76.4758 74.3422 78.4364
2015 76.6502 74.5397 78.5907
2016 76.8149 74.7373 78.7235
2017 76.936 74.8632 78.8415
2018 77.067 75.0131 78.9579
2019 77.2569 75.2295 79.1234
2020 77.3929 75.4185 79.2095
2021 77.5714 75.6292 79.3594
2022 77.7062 75.6775 79.5806
2023 77.8609 75.8336 79.735
2024 78.0095 75.9843 79.882

How is life expectancy calculated?

Life expectancy represent the average number of years of life remaining in a group of people. The numbers above represent life expectancy of the population of Barbados, calculated from birth.

Future Life Expectancy of Barbados (2024-2100)

Barbados's average life expectancy is projected to increase in the future. By the year 2100, the country will have reached an average life expectancy of 88.2709 years of age. An 13.15% increase from today's standard.

Year Life Expectancy (Age) Life Expectancy Male Life Expectancy Female
2024 78.0095 75.9843 79.882
2025 78.1707 76.1506 80.0382
2026 78.3198 76.3035 80.1836
2027 78.4729 76.4583 80.3355
2028 78.6246 76.6156 80.4821
2029 78.772 76.7702 80.6231
2030 78.923 76.93 80.7662
2031 79.0771 77.0937 80.9109
2032 79.2261 77.253 81.0503
2033 79.3793 77.4154 81.1951
2034 79.5276 77.579 81.3292
2035 79.6793 77.7444 81.4685
2036 79.8272 77.9049 81.6054
2037 79.9861 78.0771 81.7526
2038 80.1396 78.247 81.8916
2039 80.2954 78.4231 82.0288
2040 80.4363 78.5766 82.1592
2041 80.5917 78.7507 82.2979
2042 80.7414 78.92 82.4301
2043 80.8902 79.0874 82.5628
2044 81.0428 79.2607 82.6976
2045 81.1955 79.4352 82.8313
2046 81.3436 79.6056 82.9603
2047 81.4917 79.7693 83.0958
2048 81.6491 79.9545 83.2285
2049 81.804 80.1367 83.359
2050 81.9541 80.3136 83.486
2051 82.1001 80.4825 83.6125
2052 82.2469 80.657 83.7351
2053 82.395 80.8288 83.863
2054 82.5411 81.0081 83.9795
2055 82.6892 81.1807 84.107
2056 82.8415 81.3622 84.2338
2057 82.9849 81.5283 84.3582
2058 83.1269 81.6995 84.4748
2059 83.2666 81.8617 84.5962
2060 83.4026 82.0127 84.7213
2061 83.5381 82.1788 84.8297
2062 83.6773 82.3363 84.9542
2063 83.816 82.4974 85.0737
2064 83.9496 82.6532 85.1884
2065 84.0807 82.7998 85.3075
2066 84.2164 82.9485 85.4336
2067 84.3466 83.0918 85.5541
2068 84.4788 83.2396 85.6739
2069 84.5971 83.369 85.7842
2070 84.7285 83.5129 85.9061
2071 84.8584 83.654 86.0274
2072 84.9851 83.7916 86.1457
2073 85.1112 83.9259 86.2661
2074 85.2288 84.0524 86.3773
2075 85.358 84.1926 86.4978
2076 85.4729 84.3148 86.6075
2077 85.6007 84.4462 86.7339
2078 85.7212 84.5693 86.8539
2079 85.8444 84.6917 86.9799
2080 85.9615 84.8198 87.0873
2081 86.0798 84.9431 87.2024
2082 86.1986 85.059 87.326
2083 86.319 85.1848 87.4426
2084 86.4363 85.3049 87.5585
2085 86.5525 85.4218 87.6753
2086 86.6684 85.5387 87.7912
2087 86.7863 85.6627 87.9036
2088 86.8987 85.7753 88.0167
2089 87.0122 85.8902 88.1297
2090 87.1303 86.0076 88.2496
2091 87.2444 86.1186 88.3679
2092 87.3662 86.2451 88.4852
2093 87.4825 86.3614 88.6024
2094 87.5974 86.4796 88.7142
2095 87.7053 86.5786 88.8321
2096 87.8159 86.6849 88.9476
2097 87.928 86.8065 89.0495
2098 88.0369 86.9137 89.1604
2099 88.1581 87.0307 89.2865
2100 88.2709 87.1467 89.3959

Factors that Affect Life Expectancy

Just like any other region or country, Barbados's life expectancy is influenced by a variety of factors, that include both individual and population-level factors. Broadly speaking, life expectancy is most affected by fertility rate, deaths, immigration and emigration. Some of the individual and population-level factors listed below can get you a better insight into its causes and affects of life expectancy.

Healthcare and Medical Advances

Access to quality healthcare, advancements in medical technology, and improvements in disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment play a significant role in increasing life expectancy. This includes vaccinations, antibiotics, surgical procedures, and the management of chronic conditions can greatly increase life expectancy of a country or region.

Socioeconomic Status

Income, education, and occupation are strongly correlated with life expectancy. Higher socioeconomic status typically provides individuals with better access to healthcare, healthier living conditions, and improved overall well-being, contributing to longer life expectancy of a country or region.

Environmental Factors

Environmental conditions can impact life expectancy. Access to clean air, water, and sanitation, as well as exposure to environmental pollutants and hazardous substances, can affect health outcomes and life expectancy.

Social Support and Relationships

Strong social connections, supportive relationships, and community engagement has also been linked to improved health outcomes and increased life expectancy. Social isolation and loneliness, on the other hand, can have negative effects on health and decrease life expectancy.

Access to and Quiality of Education

Education is associated with better health outcomes and increased life expectancy. It promotes healthier behaviors, improves health literacy, and provides individuals with opportunities for better employment and income.

Public Health Measures

Effective public health measures, such as disease surveillance, prevention programs, and health education campaigns, can have a significant impact on life expectancy by reducing the incidence and impact of infectious diseases, promoting healthy behaviors, and improving overall population health.

Immigration and Emigration

Life expectancy of a region or country is also affected by immigration of emigration. If healthier people immigrate or emigrate from a country, the life expectancy numbers of those two regions will be influenced by the movement of said people.

Causes of Positive Life Expectancy of Barbados

Causes of Negative Life Expectancy of Barbados

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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