Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Barbados

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Barbados was 76.18 years. A difference of +0.5 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Barbados were 73.63 years and 78.61 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Barbados for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Barbados (Years)
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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Barbados (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 64.15 62.28 65.45
1961 65.03 62.8 66.66
1962 65.72 63.55 67.3
1963 66.2 64.11 67.76
1964 66.68 64.73 68.14
1965 67.24 65.27 68.74
1966 67.71 65.81 69.18
1967 67.92 65.9 69.54
1968 68.2 66.28 69.77
1969 68.5 66.56 70.12
1970 68.52 66.55 70.18
1971 68.79 66.7 70.58
1972 69.13 67.06 70.93
1973 69.11 66.9 71.07
1974 69.38 67.21 71.32
1975 69.79 67.74 71.62
1976 70.11 68.07 71.95
1977 70.64 68.57 72.51
1978 71.14 69.06 73.04
1979 71.55 69.54 73.39
1980 72.13 70.19 73.9
1981 72.63 70.8 74.28
1982 72.9 70.96 74.67
1983 73.16 71.2 74.93
1984 73.3 71.3 75.13
1985 73.32 71.3 75.14
1986 73.42 71.33 75.32
1987 73.46 71.25 75.49
1988 73.43 71.1 75.57
1989 73.38 70.99 75.56
1990 73.46 70.97 75.75
1991 73.54 71 75.89
1992 73.61 70.96 76.07
1993 73.74 71 76.3
1994 73.76 70.91 76.43
1995 73.88 70.98 76.62
1996 74.07 71.16 76.8
1997 73.99 71.05 76.78
1998 74.47 71.63 77.13
1999 74.59 71.78 77.22
2000 74.58 71.97 77.02
2001 74.71 72.25 76.98
2002 74.82 72.47 76.99
2003 74.86 72.51 77.04
2004 75.15 72.82 77.3
2005 74.96 72.56 77.18
2006 75.05 72.69 77.23
2007 75.26 72.84 77.51
2008 75.3 72.89 77.54
2009 75.46 73.02 77.73
2010 75.49 73.16 77.64
2011 75.6 73.27 77.75
2012 75.74 73.44 77.86
2013 75.82 73.51 77.95
2014 75.93 73.63 78.06
2015 76.06 73.78 78.16
2016 76.17 73.9 78.27
2017 76.24 74.01 78.3
2018 76.38 74.16 78.43
2019 76.5 74.29 78.54
2020 76.65 74.48 78.65
2021 76.58 74.28 78.72
2022 75.68 73.05 78.27
2023 76.18 73.63 78.61