Health Stats: compare key data on Barbados & Germany

Compare vs for

Definitions

Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the population growth rate in the absence of migration.
Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth: Average age of mother at first childbirth.
Births and maternity > Future births: Mid-range estimate for country's population increase due to births from five years prior to the given year. For example, from 2095 to 2100, India's population is expected to rise by 16,181 people due to births. Estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Births and maternity > Total fertility rate: Total fertility rate.
Deaths > Percent deaths registered: Civil registration coverage of deaths (%).
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population): The number of people that will die from cancer out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's cancer rate, but rather how fatal cancer is in each country.
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people: Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.
Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Life expectancy > Men: Life expectancy for men.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population: The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Life expectancy at birth, female > Years: Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Life expectancy at birth, male > Years: Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Life expectancy at birth, total > Years: Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Physicians > Per 1,000 people: Physicians are defined as graduates of any facility or school of medicine who are working in the country in any medical field (practice, teaching, research).
Probability of reaching 65 > Male: Probability at birth of reaching the age of 65.
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman: Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
Infant mortality rate: The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita: An estimate of all people (adults and children) alive at yearend with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate: How many infants, out of 1000, who will die before attaining one year of age.
Life expectancy > Women: Life expectancy for women.
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate: An estimate of the percentage of adults (aged 15-49) living with HIV/AIDS. The adult prevalence rate is calculated by dividing the estimated number of adults living with HIV/AIDS at yearend by the total adult population at yearend.
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people: Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included."
Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI): Countries compared by average BMI (combining male and female population), according to data gathered by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The BMI (Body Mass Index) measures how appropiate is the weight of an individual compared to their height. The calculation is made measuring your weight in kilograms and dividing it twice by your height measured in metres. A high BMI (25 or more) is usually associated with a risk of suffering diverse health problems.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS: An estimate of all people (adults and children) alive at yearend with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS.
Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19: Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
Probability of reaching 65 > Female: Probability at birth of reaching the age of 65.
Deaths > Deaths of infants: An infant death is the death from any cause of a live-born child under one year of age.
Expenditure per capita > Current US$: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Health expenditure per capita > Current US$: Health expenditure per capita (current US$). Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate: Percentage of females aged 15-19 who give birth, out of all females the same age in the country.
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people: Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people). Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases. Incidence includes patients with HIV.
Births and maternity > Crude birth rate: Country's crude birth rate. The crude birth rate is the number of live births for every 1,000 people.
Births and maternity > Maternal death rate: Number of mothers who died giving birth, out of 100,000 births.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people: Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (current LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Death rates > Children under 5: Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates."
Death rates > Women: Adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates between those ages."
Death rates > Men: Adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates between those ages."
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths: AIDS deaths.
HIV AIDS > Deaths: An estimate of the number of adults and children who died of AIDS during a given calendar year.
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day: Depth of hunger or the intensity of food deprivation, indicates how much food-deprived people fall short of minimum food needs in terms of dietary energy. The food deficit, in kilocalories per person per day, is measured by comparing the average amount of dietary energy that undernourished people get from the foods they eat with the minimum amount of dietary energy they need to maintain body weight and undertake light activity. The depth of hunger is low when it is less than 200 kilocalories per person per day, and high when it is higher than 300 kilocalories per person per day."
Tobacco > Total adult smokers: Total adults smoking
Births and maternity > Number of births: Total number of live births. A live birth refers to a birth after which the baby shows signs of life, however, if the baby dies after showing signs of life, it is still considered a live birth.
Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita: An estimate of the number of adults and children who died of AIDS during a given calendar year. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Life expectancy > Male: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people). Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU: Services, etc., value added (current LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current local currency.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000: An estimate of all people (adults and children) alive at yearend with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Death rates > Infants: Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year."
Life expectancy at birth > Female: The average number of years to be lived by a females in this nation born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Life expectancy > Female: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given: Maternity leave benefits.
Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 1+ visit during pregnancy: Percentage of pregnant women who received at least one visit by a doctor or other highly specialized care provider.
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars: Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars, 2002
Spending > Per person: Spending per capita (PPP) in $US 1998.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths per million people: AIDS deaths. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Births and maternity > Twin births per million people: Number of births, in which two children were born. A mother giving birth to twins is counted as one birth. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles: Percentage of children under 1 year old immunized against measles.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes: People living with HIV, 15-49 years old, percentage.
Life expectancy at birth > Male: The average number of years to be lived by amen in this nation born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Suicide rate > Gender ratio: Suicide rates per 100,000 people
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Life expectancy > 95 percent range: 95% range.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population: Healthy life expectancy at birth (years) 2002 - Total population
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population): The number of people that will die from cardiovascular diseases out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's cardiovascular disease rate, but rather how fatal cardiovascular diseases are in each country.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people: Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses."
Births and maternity > All births of boys: Live births by sex and urban/rural residence.
Health spending per capita: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI): Countries compared by average female BMI, according to data gathered by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The BMI (Body Mass Index) measures how appropiate is the weight of an individual compared to their height. The calculation is made measuring your weight in kilograms and dividing it twice by your height measured in metres. A high BMI (25 or more) is usually associated with a risk of suffering diverse health problems.
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000: Tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 people)
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population): The number of people that die from injuries out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's injury rate, but rather how fatal injuries are in each country.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000: An estimate of the number of adults and children who died of AIDS during a given calendar year. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Men: Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to current age specific mortality rates."
Drug access: Population with access to essential drugs 2000. The data on access to essential drugs are based on statistical estimates received from World Health Organization (WHO) country and regional offices and regional advisers and through the World Drug Situation Survey carried out in 1998-99. These estimates represent the best information available to the WHO Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy to date and are currently being validated by WHO member states. The department assigns the estimates to four groupings: very low access (0-49%), low access (50-79%), medium access (80-94%) and good access (95-100%). These groupings, used here in presenting the data, are often employed by the WHO in interpreting the data, as the actual estimates may suggest a higher level of accuracy than the data afford. b.
Infant mortality > Female babies: Infant mortality rate for females under 1 year.
Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate: The number of people that die from noncommunicable diseases out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's noncommunicable disease rate, but rather how fatal noncommunicable diseases are in each country.
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people: An infant death is the death from any cause of a live-born child under one year of age. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Births and maternity > Twin births: Number of births, in which two children were born. A mother giving birth to twins is counted as one birth.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Women: Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to current age specific mortality rates."
Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in international dollars converted using 2005 purchasing power parity (PPP) rates."
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI): Countries compared by average male BMI, according to data gathered by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The BMI (Body Mass Index) measures how appropiate is the weight of an individual compared to their height. The calculation is made measuring your weight in kilograms and dividing it twice by your height measured in metres. A high BMI (25 or more) is usually associated with a risk of suffering diverse health problems.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population: Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Total population
Tobacco > Total adult smokers per million: Total adults smoking. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people: Total number of live births. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people: Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases.
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys: An infant death is the death from any cause of a live-born child under one year of age.
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people: An infant death is the death from any cause of a live-born child under one year of age. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes: Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years per 1000 population).
Dependency ratio per 100: Dependency ratio (per 100), 2003
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people): Dentistry personnel density (per 10 000 population).
Smoking rate > Women: Prevalence of smoking, female is the percentage of women ages 15 and over who smoke any form of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, and excluding smokeless tobacco. Data include daily and non-daily smoking."
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases: Number of reported tuberbculosis cases.
Infant mortality rate > Female: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Tobacco > Male smoking rate: Male [%].
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15: Population with HIV/AIDS (estimate).
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid: Percentage of usual wages the country mandates employers to pay women on maternity leave. For instance, Italy requires employers to pay a woman 80% of her normal wages while off work after giving birth.
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls: An infant death is the death from any cause of a live-born child under one year of age.
Births and maternity > Single births: Number of births, in which one child was born.
Diseases > Measles cases: Number of reported measles cases.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate: Female [%].
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births: Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth, per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on fertility, birth attendants, and HIV prevalence."
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females: Healthy life expectancy at birth (years) 2002 - Females
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males: Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years per 1000 population).
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people: Number of reported tuberbculosis cases. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males: Healthy life expectancy at birth (years) 2002 - Males
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country: Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death. "
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49: People living with HIV/AIDS, women (age 15-49)
Births and maternity > Future births per million people: Mid-range estimate for country's population increase due to births from five years prior to the given year. For example, from 2095 to 2100, India's population is expected to rise by 16,181 people due to births. Estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Spending > Public: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC.
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms: Tuberculosis case detection rate (all forms) is the percentage of newly notified tuberculosis cases (including relapses) to estimated incident cases (case detection, all forms)."
Total fertility rate: Total fertility rate, 2003
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider: The method/s in which women receive an income during their maternity leave. Some countries put the responsibility solely on the employer, while others either include maternity leaves into their social welfare programs or use a combination of the two. Some countries do not have laws regarding maternity leave such as the United States and Papua New Guinea.
Infant mortality > Male babies: Infant mortality rate for males under 1 year.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females: Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Females
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females: Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years per 1000 population).
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14: Population with HIV/AIDS (estimate).
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females: Probability of females dying before reaching the age of 5. (2003)
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars: Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars, 2002
Spending > Private: Private expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP 1998.
Cause of death, by injury > % of total: Cause of death, by injury (% of total). Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.
Diseases > Measles cases per million people: Number of reported measles cases. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
Births and maternity > All births of girls: Live births by sex and urban/rural residence.
Life expectancy > 95% range: 95% range.
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population: Population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (also referred to as prevalence of undernourishment) shows the percentage of the population whose food intake is insufficient to meet dietary energy requirements continuously. Data showing as 2.5 signifies a prevalence of undernourishment below 2.5%.
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained."
Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access: Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling."
Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access: Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling."
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5: Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5). Prevalence of anemia, children under age 5, is the percentage of children under age 5 whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total: Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total). Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV: Female adults with HIV (% of population ages 15+ with HIV). Prevalence of HIV is the percentage of people who are infected with HIV. Female rate is as a percentage of the total population ages 15+ who are living with HIV.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%). Pregnant women receiving prenatal care are the percentage of women attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.
Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49: Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49: Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception. It is usually measured for married women ages 15-49 only.
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health: Out-of-pocket health expenditure (% of total expenditure on health). Out of pocket expenditure is any direct outlay by households, including gratuities and in-kind payments, to health practitioners and suppliers of pharmaceuticals, therapeutic appliances, and other goods and services whose primary intent is to contribute to the restoration or enhancement of the health status of individuals or population groups. It is a part of private health expenditure.
Health expenditure, private > % of GDP: Health expenditure, private (% of GDP). Private health expenditure includes direct household (out-of-pocket) spending, private insurance, charitable donations, and direct service payments by private corporations.
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births: Number of births, in which four or five children were born. A mother giving birth to quadruplets or quintuplets is counted as one birth.
Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months: Child immunisation measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (or whooping cough), and tetanus (DPT) after receiving three doses of vaccine."
Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months: Child immunisation measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.
Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Male > % ages 15-24: Prevalence of HIV is the percentage of people who are infected with HIV. Youth rates are as a percentage of the relevant age group.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males: Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Males
Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health: Out of pocket expenditure is any direct outlay by households, including gratuities and in-kind payments, to health practitioners and suppliers of pharmaceuticals, therapeutic appliances, and other goods and services whose primary intent is to contribute to the restoration or enhancement of the health status of individuals or population groups. It is a part of private health expenditure."
Health spending > % of GDP: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation."
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health: Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health, 2002
Health expenditure, total > % of GDP: Health expenditure, total (% of GDP). Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births: Low-birthweight babies are newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams, with the measurement taken within the first hours of life, before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred."
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health: Out of pocket expenditure is any direct outlay by households, including gratuities and in-kind payments, to health practitioners and suppliers of pharmaceuticals, therapeutic appliances, and other goods and services whose primary intent is to contribute to the restoration or enhancement of the health status of individuals or population groups. It is a part of private health expenditure.
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health: External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health, 2002
Infant mortality rate > Male: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained.
Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total: Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns."
Public health spending > % of government spending: Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organisations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds."
Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained.
Private health spending > % of GDP: Private health expenditure includes direct household (out-of-pocket) spending, private insurance, charitable donations, and direct service payments by private corporations."
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained."
Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV: Prevalence of HIV is the percentage of people who are infected with HIV. Female rate is as a percentage of the total population with HIV.
Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Female > % ages 15-24: Prevalence of HIV is the percentage of people who are infected with HIV. Youth rates are as a percentage of the relevant age group.
Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people: Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases."
Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49: Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.
Public health spending > % of GDP: Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organisations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds."
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > %: Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%). Prevalence of anemia, pregnant women, is the percentage of pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total: Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total). Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure: Out-of-pocket expenditure on health as % of private expenditure on health, 2002
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people: An infant death is the death from any cause of a live-born child under one year of age. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults: Prevalence of smoking, female is the percentage of women who smoke cigarettes. The age range varies among countries but in most is 18 and older or 15 and older.
Expenditure > Total > % of GDP: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population: Population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (also referred to as prevalence of undernourishment) shows the percentage of the population whose food intake is insufficient to meet dietary energy requirements continuously. Data showing as 2.5 signifies a prevalence of undernourishment below 2.5%.
Improved water source > % of population with access: Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP: Total expenditure on health as % of GDP, 2002
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles: Health - % immunized 2002 1-year-old children - Measles
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS: DOTS detection rate is the percentage of estimated new infectious tuberculosis cases detected under the directly observed treatment, short course case detection and treatment strategy.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3: Health - % immunized 2002 1-year-old children - Polio3
Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health: External resources for health are funds or services in kind that are provided by entities not part of the country in question. The resources may come from international organisations, other countries through bilateral arrangements, or foreign nongovernmental organisations. These resources are part of total health expenditure."
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained."
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases: Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of new, registered smear-positive (infectious) cases that were cured or in which a full course of treatment was completed."
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3: Health - % immunized 2002 1-year-old children - HepB3
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases: Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of new, registered smear-positive (infectious) cases that were cured or in which a full course of treatment was completed.
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained.
Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure: Health expenditure, public (% of total health expenditure). Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds. Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.
Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI: Compares the ratio of male to female BMI by countries, according to data gathered by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The BMI (Body Mass Index) measures how appropiate is the weight of an individual compared to their height. The calculation is made measuring your weight in kilograms and dividing it twice by your height measured in metres. A high BMI (25 or more) is usually associated with a risk of suffering diverse health problems.
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births per million people: Number of births, in which four or five children were born. A mother giving birth to quadruplets or quintuplets is counted as one birth. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total: Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP: Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths: Completeness of infant death reporting is the number of infant deaths reported by national statistics authorities to the United Nations Statistics Division's Demography Yearbook divided by the number of infant deaths estimated by the United Nations Population Division.
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people: Live births by sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered: Civil registration coverage of births (%).
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults: Prevalence of smoking, male is the percentage of men who smoke cigarettes. The age range varies among countries but in most is 18 and older or 15 and older.

SHOW ALL

LESS

SHARE TWEET EMBED

STAT	Barbados	Germany
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people	12.92 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th. 54% more than Germany	8.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 179th.
Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth	27.8 Ranked 21st.	30.3 Ranked 16th. 9% more than Barbados
Births and maternity > Future births	3.39 Ranked 182nd.	492.7 Ranked 51st. 145 times more than Barbados
Births and maternity > Total fertility rate	1.93% Ranked 50th. 9% more than Germany	1.76% Ranked 191st.
Deaths > Percent deaths registered	90-100	90-100
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population)	144 Ranked 58th. 7% more than Germany	135 Ranked 79th.
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people	7.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th.	8.9 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Barbados
Infant mortality rate > Total	11.86 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 132nd. 3 times more than Germany	3.54 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 202nd.
Life expectancy > Men	74 years Ranked 11th.	78 years Ranked 16th. 5% more than Barbados
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	74.34 years Ranked 98th.	80.07 years Ranked 26th. 8% more than Barbados
Life expectancy at birth, female > Years	77.42 Ranked 77th.	83.2 Ranked 23th. 7% more than Barbados
Life expectancy at birth, male > Years	72.63 Ranked 67th.	78.4 Ranked 21st. 8% more than Barbados
Life expectancy at birth, total > Years	74.97 Ranked 69th.	80.74 Ranked 24th. 8% more than Barbados
Physicians > Per 1,000 people	1.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 63th.	3.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Barbados
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	80.6% Ranked 18th. 2% more than Germany	79.2% Ranked 25th.
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman	1.69 births per woman Ranked 56th. 24% more than Germany	1.36 births per woman Ranked 157th.
Infant mortality rate	12.61 Ranked 117th. 3 times more than Germany	4.2 Ranked 170th.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita	9.32 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th. 11 times more than Germany	0.819 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th.
Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate	16.9 Ranked 94th. 5 times more than Germany	3.4 Ranked 169th.
Life expectancy > Women	80 years Ranked 9th.	83 years Ranked 15th. 4% more than Barbados
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	1.4% Ranked 36th. 14 times more than Germany	0.1% Ranked 107th.
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people	7.6 Ranked 1st.	8.3 Ranked 6th. 9% more than Barbados
Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI)	27.7 Ranked 6th. 9% more than Germany	25.32 Ranked 47th.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	2,100 Ranked 129th.	67,000 Ranked 50th. 32 times more than Barbados
Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	42.24 births Ranked 91st. 4 times more than Germany	9.76 births Ranked 157th.
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	88.1% Ranked 23th.	89.3% Ranked 17th. 1% more than Barbados
Deaths > Deaths of infants	31 Ranked 83th.	2,300 Ranked 3rd. 74 times more than Barbados
Expenditure per capita > Current US$	744.8$ Ranked 37th.	3,521.4$ Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Barbados
Health expenditure per capita > Current US$	$1,030.72 Ranked 44th.	$4,874.99 Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Barbados
Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate	49.5 Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Germany	8.2 Ranked 13th.
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people	1.6 Ranked 203th.	5.6 Ranked 186th. 3 times more than Barbados
Births and maternity > Crude birth rate	12.9 Ranked 16th. 55% more than Germany	8.3 Ranked 53th.
Births and maternity > Maternal death rate	51 per 100,000 live births Ranked 102nd. 7 times more than Germany	7 per 100,000 live births Ranked 158th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people	1.21 Ranked 61st.	3.48 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Barbados
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita	20,642.54 Ranked 62nd. 6% more than Germany	19,459.16 Ranked 92nd.
Death rates > Children under 5	11 Ranked 131st. 3 times more than Germany	4.2 Ranked 161st.
Death rates > Women	59.41 Ranked 134th. 7% more than Germany	55.65 Ranked 159th.
Death rates > Men	107.06 Ranked 131st. About the same as Germany	106.92 Ranked 152nd.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths	100 Ranked 114th.	500 Ranked 60th. 5 times more than Barbados
HIV AIDS > Deaths	250 Ranked 92nd.	660 Ranked 76th. 3 times more than Barbados
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day	150 Ranked 112th. 36% more than Germany	110 Ranked 135th.
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	9% Ranked 112th.	35% Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Barbados
Births and maternity > Number of births	3,537 Ranked 15th.	677,947 Ranked 12th. 192 times more than Barbados
Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years	75.4 years Ranked 31st.	78.93 years Ranked 27th. 5% more than Barbados
HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita	0.937 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th. 117 times more than Germany	0.008 per 1,000 people Ranked 95th.
Life expectancy > Male	74.31 Ranked 44th.	77.63 Ranked 20th. 4% more than Barbados
Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people	4.86 Ranked 49th.	11.38 Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Barbados
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU	5.85 billion Ranked 92nd.	1.59 trillion Ranked 49th. 272 times more than Barbados
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000	7.53 Ranked 38th. 9 times more than Germany	0.818 Ranked 105th.
Death rates > Infants	9.8 Ranked 128th. 3 times more than Germany	3.5 Ranked 160th.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	76.64 years Ranked 109th.	82.44 years Ranked 35th. 8% more than Barbados
Life expectancy > Female	79.85 Ranked 43th.	82.67 Ranked 19th. 4% more than Barbados
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given	52 Ranked 101st.	60 Ranked 35th. 15% more than Barbados
Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 1+ visit during pregnancy	100% Ranked 11th. The same as Germany	100% Ranked 2nd.
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	1,018 Ranked 34th.	2,817 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Barbados
Spending > Per person	601 Ranked 31st.	2,697 Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Barbados
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths per million people	354.86 Ranked 30th. 58 times more than Germany	6.11 Ranked 112th.
Births and maternity > Twin births per million people	346.53 Ranked 3rd. 26% more than Germany	275.17 Ranked 21st.
Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles	93% Ranked 102nd.	99% Ranked 5th. 6% more than Barbados
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes	0.9% Ranked 50th. 5 times more than Germany	0.2% Ranked 101st.
Life expectancy at birth > Male	72.07 years Ranked 96th.	77.82 years Ranked 25th. 8% more than Barbados
Suicide rate > Gender ratio	4 per 100,000 people Ranked 28th. 54% more than Germany	2.6 per 100,000 people Ranked 53th.
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years	78.19 years Ranked 33th.	81.8 years Ranked 19th. 5% more than Barbados
Life expectancy > 95 percent range	(75.60-78.30)	(82.60-83.10)
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population	65.6 Ranked 43th.	71.8 Ranked 14th. 9% more than Barbados
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population)	213 Ranked 145th. 7% more than Germany	199 Ranked 154th.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people	3.7 Ranked 2nd.	7.99 Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Barbados
Births and maternity > All births of boys	1,851 Ranked 93th.	344,000 Ranked 4th. 186 times more than Barbados
Health spending per capita	931.87 Ranked 40th.	4,209.18 Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Barbados
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI)	28.55 Ranked 3rd. 22% more than Germany	23.46 Ranked 72nd.
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years	72.75 years Ranked 29th.	76.2 years Ranked 27th. 5% more than Barbados
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	11 Ranked 129th. 2 times more than Germany	5 Ranked 145th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population)	38 Ranked 151st. 36% more than Germany	28 Ranked 177th.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000	0.932 Ranked 40th. 116 times more than Germany	0.00801 Ranked 94th.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Men	81.87 Ranked 36th.	85.15 Ranked 22nd. 4% more than Barbados
Drug access	95% Ranked 40th. The same as Germany	95% Ranked 3rd.
Infant mortality > Female babies	10.2 deaths per 1000 live births Ranked 135th. 2 times more than Germany	4.4 deaths per 1000 live births Ranked 178th.
Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate	531 Ranked 135th. 24% more than Germany	429 Ranked 164th.
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people	112.21 Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Germany	28.09 Ranked 37th.
Births and maternity > Twin births	80 Ranked 3rd.	22,508 Ranked 1st. 281 times more than Barbados
Survival rate > To age 65 > Women	89.42 Ranked 37th.	92 Ranked 18th. 3% more than Barbados
Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $	$1,426.87 Ranked 37th.	$3,587.82 Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Barbados
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI)	26.84 Ranked 29th.	27.17 Ranked 23th. 1% more than Barbados
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population	75 Ranked 42nd.	79 Ranked 15th. 5% more than Barbados
Tobacco > Total adult smokers per million	32.9% Ranked 15th. 78 times more than Germany	0.424% Ranked 101st.
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people	12.8 Ranked 14th. 54% more than Germany	8.29 Ranked 49th.
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people	11.45 per 100,000 people Ranked 163th. 59% more than Germany	7.19 per 100,000 people Ranked 179th.
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index	0.814 Ranked 44th.	0.915 Ranked 15th. 12% more than Barbados
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys	18 Ranked 76th.	1,347 Ranked 7th. 75 times more than Barbados
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people	65.15 Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Germany	16.47 Ranked 43th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes	86 Ranked 137th. 56% more than Germany	55 Ranked 168th.
Dependency ratio per 100	42 Ranked 159th.	48 Ranked 138th. 14% more than Barbados
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people)	2	8
Smoking rate > Women	2 Ranked 106th.	26 Ranked 25th. 13 times more than Barbados
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases	8 Ranked 166th.	1,183 Ranked 92nd. 148 times more than Barbados
Infant mortality rate > Female	10.22 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 132nd. 3 times more than Germany	3.21 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 200th.
Tobacco > Male smoking rate	18.4 Ranked 119th.	37.4 Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Barbados
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15	2700	49000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest	Legal	Legal
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid	100% Ranked 97th. The same as Germany	100% Ranked 8th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls	13 Ranked 77th.	1,061 Ranked 8th. 82 times more than Barbados
Births and maternity > Single births	7,121 Ranked 3rd.	639,463 Ranked 2nd. 90 times more than Barbados
Diseases > Measles cases	0.0 Ranked 171st.	567 Ranked 26th.
Life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.	2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate	3 Ranked 102nd.	25.8 Ranked 30th. 9 times more than Barbados
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births	64 Ranked 84th. 9 times more than Germany	7 Ranked 150th.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females	68.2 Ranked 43th.	74 Ranked 11th. 9% more than Barbados
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males	86 Ranked 137th. 56% more than Germany	55 Ranked 168th.
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people	28.96 Ranked 149th. 2 times more than Germany	14.38 Ranked 164th.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males	62.9 Ranked 49th.	69.6 Ranked 16th. 11% more than Barbados
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country	1,100 Ranked 72nd.	11,100 Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Barbados
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	1.2 Ranked 45th. 12 times more than Germany	0.1 Ranked 97th.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people	12.84 Ranked 140th. 50% more than Germany	8.55 Ranked 189th.
Spending > Public	4.5%	7.9% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms	86.96% Ranked 69th. The same as Germany	86.96% Ranked 36th.
Total fertility rate	1.5 Ranked 149th. 7% more than Germany	1.4 Ranked 151st.
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider	National insurance system	Statutory health insurance scheme, employer
Infant mortality > Male babies	14.3 deaths per 1000 live births Ranked 134th. 3 times more than Germany	4.5 deaths per 1000 live births Ranked 185th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health	Legal	Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females	78 Ranked 44th.	82 Ranked 12th. 5% more than Barbados
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females	86 Ranked 137th. 56% more than Germany	55 Ranked 168th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14	<1000	15000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons	Legal	Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request	Illegal	Legal
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	13 per 1,000 people Ranked 138th. 3 times more than Germany	5 per 1,000 people Ranked 170th.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	696 Ranked 33th.	2,212 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Barbados
Spending > Private	2.2% Ranked 67th.	2.6% Ranked 50th. 18% more than Barbados
Cause of death, by injury > % of total	4.1% Ranked 172nd. 7% more than Germany	3.84% Ranked 181st.
Diseases > Measles cases per million people	0.0 Ranked 168th.	6.89 Ranked 61st.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life	Legal	Legal
Births and maternity > All births of girls	1,686 Ranked 93th.	327,000 Ranked 4th. 194 times more than Barbados
Life expectancy > 95% range	(75.60-78.30)	(82.60-83.10)
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	5% Ranked 155th. The same as Germany	5% Ranked 95th.
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access	100% Ranked 32nd. The same as Germany	100% Ranked 2nd.
Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access	100% Ranked 34th. The same as Germany	100% Ranked 3rd.
Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access	100% Ranked 41st. The same as Germany	100% Ranked 3rd.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5	17.05% Ranked 92nd. 2 times more than Germany	7.84% Ranked 114th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total	82.32% Ranked 65th.	91.63% Ranked 10th. 11% more than Barbados
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	26.3% Ranked 121st. 54% more than Germany	17.1% Ranked 141st.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	100% Ranked 12th. The same as Germany	100% Ranked 2nd.
Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49	1.55% Ranked 44th. 13 times more than Germany	0.12% Ranked 114th.
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	55% Ranked 12th.	75% Ranked 3rd. 36% more than Barbados
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health	28.98% Ranked 97th. 2 times more than Germany	12.41% Ranked 164th.
Health expenditure, private > % of GDP	2.76% Ranked 73th. 3% more than Germany	2.67% Ranked 83th.
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births	205 Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Germany	24 Ranked 3rd.
Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months	93% Ranked 96th. The same as Germany	93% Ranked 88th.
Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	94% Ranked 86th.	96% Ranked 50th. 2% more than Barbados
Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Male > % ages 15-24	1.3% Ranked 20th. 13 times more than Germany	0.1% Ranked 110th.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males	71 Ranked 50th.	76 Ranked 15th. 7% more than Barbados
Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	80.7% Ranked 101st. 43% more than Germany	56.63% Ranked 151st.
Health spending > % of GDP	6.96% Ranked 69th.	10.43% Ranked 11th. 50% more than Barbados
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	31.6% Ranked 113th. 47% more than Germany	21.5% Ranked 157th.
Health expenditure, total > % of GDP	7.66% Ranked 71st.	11.06% Ranked 13th. 44% more than Barbados
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births	13.6% Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Germany	6.5% Ranked 31st.
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	78.6% Ranked 120th. 37% more than Germany	57.5% Ranked 156th.
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	4.2% Ranked 69th.	0.0 Ranked 136th.
Infant mortality rate > Male	13.48 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 131st. 4 times more than Germany	3.84 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 203th.
Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access	100% Ranked 21st. The same as Germany	100% Ranked 1st.
Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	100% Ranked 4th. The same as Germany	100% Ranked 1st.
Public health spending > % of government spending	11.91% Ranked 76th.	18.16% Ranked 11th. 52% more than Barbados
Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access	99% Ranked 44th.	100% Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Barbados
Private health spending > % of GDP	2.51% Ranked 77th. 4% more than Germany	2.41% Ranked 81st.
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access	100% Ranked 25th. The same as Germany	100% Ranked 1st.
Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	45.45% Ranked 49th. 58% more than Germany	28.85% Ranked 81st.
Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Female > % ages 15-24	0.6% Ranked 54th. 6 times more than Germany	0.1% Ranked 92nd.
Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people	1.35 Ranked 184th.	5.12 Ranked 176th. 4 times more than Barbados
Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49	1.2% Ranked 48th. 12 times more than Germany	0.1% Ranked 110th.
Public health spending > % of GDP	4.45% Ranked 59th.	8.02% Ranked 9th. 80% more than Barbados
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > %	23% Ranked 97th. 87% more than Germany	12.33% Ranked 123th.
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total	13.59% Ranked 107th. 3 times more than Germany	4.53% Ranked 167th.
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	77.2% Ranked 135th. 60% more than Germany	48.2% Ranked 169th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people	47.05 Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Germany	12.97 Ranked 39th.
Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults	0.8% Ranked 9th.	28% Ranked 3rd. 35 times more than Barbados
Expenditure > Total > % of GDP	7.1% Ranked 65th.	10.6% Ranked 9th. 49% more than Barbados
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	2.5% Ranked 163th. The same as Germany	2.5% Ranked 133th.
Improved water source > % of population with access	100% Ranked 32nd. The same as Germany	100% Ranked 3rd.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	6.9% Ranked 66th.	10.9% Ranked 7th. 58% more than Barbados
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	92 Ranked 75th. 3% more than Germany	89 Ranked 90th.
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS	134.83% Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Germany	51.7% Ranked 112th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	86 Ranked 111th.	95 Ranked 63th. 10% more than Barbados
Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	0.67% Ranked 102nd.	0.0 Ranked 132nd.
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	100% Ranked 28th. The same as Germany	100% Ranked 2nd.
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	100% Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Germany	40.27% Ranked 162nd.
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	17 Ranked 113th.	29 Ranked 110th. 71% more than Barbados
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	100% Ranked 6th. 47% more than Germany	68.24% Ranked 137th.
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	100% Ranked 22nd. The same as Germany	100% Ranked 2nd.
Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure	64.02% Ranked 82nd.	75.85% Ranked 40th. 18% more than Barbados
Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI	0.94 Ranked 170th.	1.16 Ranked 18th. 23% more than Barbados
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births per million people	887.99 Ranked 1st. 3026 times more than Germany	0.293 Ranked 13th.
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	100% Ranked 8th. The same as Germany	100% Ranked 3rd.
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP	4.51% Ranked 58th.	8.15% Ranked 9th. 81% more than Barbados
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health	Legal	Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment	Legal	Legal
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths	100% Ranked 6th. 4% more than Germany	96.02% Ranked 10th.
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people	6.1 Ranked 52nd. 53% more than Germany	3.99 Ranked 44th.
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered	>90	>90
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults	20.1% Ranked 10th.	37.3% Ranked 14th. 86% more than Barbados

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organisation, OECD, supplemented by country data.; "Where are you on the global fat scale?". BBC. July 12, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-16. http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-439.pdf. Walpole et al., BMC Public Health 2012, 12:4; UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organization National Health Account database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database/DataExplorerRegime.aspx for the most recent updates).; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report.; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Bank national accounts data. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Level & Trends in Child Mortality. Report 2010. Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA, UNPD).; (1) United Nations Population Division. 2009. World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision. New York, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (advanced Excel tables). Available at http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp2008/index.htm, (2) University of California, Berkeley, and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. Human Mortality Database. [ www.mortality.org or www.humanmortality.de] downloaded on Dec. 10, 2009.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Food and Agriculture Organisation, Food Security Statistics (http://www.fao.org/economic/ess/food-security-statistics/en/).; World Health Organization2005; (1) United Nations Population Division. 2009. World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision. New York, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (advanced Excel tables), (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organization, Global Atlas of the Health Workforce. For latest updates and metadata, see http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/.; World Bank national accounts data; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organization; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; annual figures:WHO databank, National Bureaus of Statistics. Department of Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis Population Division (1995). World population prospects. The 1994 revision. New York: United Nations. Partly computations: Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychiatric Clinic, University of W?rzburg, Germany; Wikipedia: List of countries by life expectancy (Life expectancy at birth (years), Global Burden of Disease) (Das, Pamela; Samarasekera, Udani (2012). "The story of GBD 2010: a "super-human" effort" . The Lancet 380 (9859): 2067–2070. doi : 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)62174-6 . Wang, Haidong; Dwyer-Lindgren, Laura; Lofgren, Katherine T; Rajaratnam, Julie Knoll; Marcus, Jacob R; Levin-Rector, Alison; Levitz, Carly E; Lopez, Alan D; Murray, Christopher JL (2012). "Age-specific and sex-specific mortality in 187 countries, 1970–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010". The Lancet 380 (9859): 2071–2094. doi : 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61719-X ., ); World Health Organization. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organisation National Health Account database (www.who.int/nha/en) supplemented by country data.; UNHDR; World Health Organization. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. 2009. World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision. New York, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (advanced Excel tables). Available at http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp2008/index.htm.; WHO (World Health Organization). 2001. Correspondence on access to essential drugs. Department of Essential Drugs and Medecines Policy. February. Geneva; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; "Where are you on the global fat scale?". BBC. July 12, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-439.pdf. Walpole et al., BMC Public Health 2012, 12:4; World Health Organization2005. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Population Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Development Programme. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic.; World Health Organization. Source tables; Wikipedia: Prevalence of tobacco consumption (Rates) (WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, pp.278–287. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, p.67. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, p.287. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, p.68. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, p.268–287.); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; Wikipedia: List of countries by life expectancy; Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990-2008. Estimates Developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank.; World Health Organization. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Maternal Mortality: Estimates Developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank; United Nations, Demographic Yearbook, 1997; United Nations Population Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organisation, Global Tuberculosis Control Report.; The World Health Report 2001; Derived based on the data from WHO's World Health Statistics.; World Health Organization. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Food and Agriculture Organisation (http://www.fao.org/faostat/foodsecurity/index_en.htm).; World Health Organisation and United Nations Children's Fund, Joint Measurement Programme (JMP) (http://www.wssinfo.org/).; World Health Organization, Worldwide Prevalence of Anemia.; UNAIDS estimates.; UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys by ICF International.; WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunisation_monitoring/routine/en/).; UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.; UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys by Macro International.; UNICEF; The United Nations Statistics Division's Population and Vital Statistics Report and the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organization. Source tables

SHOW ALL

LESS

Citation

Compare Barbados and Germany in

Agriculture	Environment	Media
Background	Geography	Military
Cost of living	Government	People
Crime	Health	Religion
Culture	Import	Sports
Disasters	Industry	Terrorism
Economy	Labor	Transport
Education	Language	Weather
Energy	Lifestyle

Health Stats: compare key data on Barbados & Germany

Definitions

Citation

Compare Barbados and Germany in

Factoid #263

Related Sectors

Stats

Country profiles

Compare

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

Definitions

APA MLA MHRA CSE AMA Chicago Bluebook Bluebook/JOLT Citation

Compare Barbados and Germany in

Factoid #263

Related Sectors

Stats

Country profiles

Compare

Embed content

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

Citation