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Barbados

Figures computed by WHO to assure comparability; they are not necessarily the official statistics of Member States, which may use alternative rigorous methods.

Table 1: Basic indicators for all WHO Member States


Population estimates 1992 2002
Total population (000) 269
Annual growth rate (%) 0.4
Dependency ratio (per 100) 55 43
% of population aged 60+ years 15.0 13.1
Total fertility rate 1.6 1.5
Life expectancy at birth (years) Males Females
2002 70.5 77.9
uncertainty 69.6 - 71.4 76.8 - 79.0
Both sexes 2002 74.3
Probability of dying (per 1000) Males Females
Under age 5 years 2002 17 15
uncertainty 13 - 22 9 - 23
Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 189 103
uncertainty 171 - 206 91 - 115

Table 4: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) in all WHO Member States, estimates for 2002


2002 Males Females
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) (years) Total population at birth 65.6
At birth 62.9 68.2
Uncertainty interval 61.9 - 64.1 67.0 - 69.5
At age 60 13.1 16.6
Uncertainty interval 12.8 - 13.5 16.1 - 17.2
Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) 7.6 9.8
Percentage of total life expectancy lost 10.7 12.5

Table 5: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of expenditure on health, 1997-2001


1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.5
General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 65.2 65.6 65.7 65.9 66.3
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 34.8 34.4 34.3 34.1 33.7
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 11.7 11.8 12 12 11.5
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 4.9 4.5 4.2 4 4.6
Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health 0 0 0 0 0
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health 75.8 76.3 77 77.3 76.6
Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 24.2 23.7 23 22.7 23.4

n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.
0 Used when no evidence of the schemes to which the cell relates exist. Some estimates yielding a ratio inferior to 0.04% are shown as 0.

Table 6: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of per capita expenditure on health, 1997-2001


1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Per capita total expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) 495 531 569 603 613
Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate 775 783 839 881 940
Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) 323 348 374 397 406
Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate 505 514 551 581 623

n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.

Table 7: Millenium Development Goals: Selected health indicators in all WHO Member States, 2000 (unles specified)


Children under five years of age underweight for age 1981 % 5.9
Under-five mortality rate Per 1000 live births 19
Infant mortality rate Per 1000 live births 17
One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) % 92
Maternal mortality ratio Per 100 000 live births 95
Births attended by skilled health personnel % 91
HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds % 1.4
Malaria mortality rate Per 100 000 0
Tuberculosis prevalence Per 100 000 20
Tuberculosis mortality rate Per 100 000 0
Tuberculosis cases Detected under DOTS (2001) % 30
Cured under DOTS % n/a
Population using solid fuels % 57
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source Urban % 100
Rural % 100
Population with access to improved sanitation Urban % 100
Rural % 100

b Estimates from the 1990s.
...Countries not implementing DOTS or not reporting to WHO
n/a Data not available

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