Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Barbados

Female life expectancy in Barbados in 2024 — 78.76 years. Ranked 104 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 20.3%.

2024 78.76 years +0.19% vs 2023
World rank 104of 217
Period maximum 78.76 years2024
Period minimum 65.45 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Barbados, 1960–20246570758019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 65.45 years1962: 67.3 years1964: 68.14 years1966: 69.18 years1968: 69.77 years1970: 70.18 years1972: 70.93 years1974: 71.32 years1976: 71.95 years1978: 73.04 years1980: 73.9 years1982: 74.67 years1984: 75.13 years1986: 75.32 years1988: 75.57 years1990: 75.75 years1992: 76.07 years1994: 76.43 years1996: 76.8 years1998: 77.13 years2000: 77.02 years2002: 76.99 years2004: 77.3 years2006: 77.23 years2008: 77.54 years2010: 77.64 years2012: 77.86 years2014: 78.06 years2016: 78.27 years2018: 78.43 years2020: 78.65 years2022: 78.27 years2024: 78.76 years
Change over the period: +13.31 (+20.34%) Average annual rate: 0.29 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Barbados

Barbados 78.76 years
World 75.97 years
Caribbean computed 76.2 years
High-income countries computed 83.24 years
Female life expectancy — Barbados, by year Barbados All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 78.76 +0.15 +0.19%
2023 78.62 +0.34 +0.44%
2022 78.27 −0.45 −0.57%
2021 78.72 +0.07 +0.09%
2020 78.65 +0.11 +0.14%
2019 78.54 +0.11 +0.14%
2018 78.43 +0.13 +0.17%
2017 78.3 +0.03 +0.03%
2016 78.27 +0.11 +0.15%
2015 78.16 +0.1 +0.13%
2014 78.06 +0.1 +0.13%
2013 77.95 +0.09 +0.12%
2012 77.86 +0.11 +0.14%
2011 77.75 +0.11 +0.14%
2010 77.64 −0.09 −0.11%
2009 77.73 +0.19 +0.25%
2008 77.54 +0.02 +0.03%
2007 77.51 +0.28 +0.37%
2006 77.23 +0.05 +0.06%
2005 77.18 −0.11 −0.14%
2004 77.3 +0.26 +0.34%
2003 77.04 +0.05 +0.06%
2002 76.99 +0.01 +0.01%
2001 76.98 −0.03 −0.05%
2000 77.02 −0.21 −0.27%
1999 77.23 +0.09 +0.12%
1998 77.13 +0.36 +0.47%
1997 76.78 −0.03 −0.04%
1996 76.8 +0.19 +0.25%
1995 76.62 +0.19 +0.25%
1994 76.43 +0.13 +0.17%
1993 76.3 +0.23 +0.31%
1992 76.07 +0.17 +0.23%
1991 75.89 +0.14 +0.18%
1990 75.75 +0.19 +0.25%
1989 75.56 −0.01 −0.01%
1988 75.57 +0.08 +0.11%
1987 75.49 +0.17 +0.23%
1986 75.32 +0.17 +0.23%
1985 75.14 +0.02 +0.02%
1984 75.13 +0.2 +0.26%
1983 74.93 +0.26 +0.35%
1982 74.67 +0.39 +0.52%
1981 74.28 +0.38 +0.52%
1980 73.9 +0.51 +0.69%
1979 73.39 +0.35 +0.48%
1978 73.04 +0.53 +0.73%
1977 72.51 +0.56 +0.78%
1976 71.95 +0.33 +0.46%
1975 71.62 +0.29 +0.41%
1974 71.32 +0.25 +0.36%
1973 71.07 +0.14 +0.2%
1972 70.93 +0.35 +0.5%
1971 70.58 +0.39 +0.56%
1970 70.18 +0.06 +0.09%
1969 70.12 +0.35 +0.5%
1968 69.77 +0.22 +0.32%
1967 69.54 +0.36 +0.53%
1966 69.18 +0.44 +0.64%
1965 68.74 +0.6 +0.88%
1964 68.14 +0.38 +0.56%
1963 67.76 +0.45 +0.67%
1962 67.3 +0.64 +0.96%
1961 66.66 +1.21 +1.85%
1960 65.45

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.