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Country fact sheet: Barbados

Population

- Total population: 281 995
- Female population: 146 710
- Male population: 135 285
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 1 400.4
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 38.9
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 77.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.809
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 76.0
- Female population (years): 77.7
- Male population (years): 74.3
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 205.3
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 113.3
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (57.7)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (29.8)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (100.5)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (36.3)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal