🇧🇧 Barbados Road Accidents Today — Live Reports
Quick answer: Barbados has an estimated 12 road deaths so far in 2026 — about 0 a day, 5.8 per 100,000 people (safer than the global average, rank #160 of 195). 0 accident reports from Barbados were tracked in the last 24 hours (updated 06:15 UTC). Emergency number: 211 (police) / 511 (ambulance). Traffic drives on the left.
Barbados is an island nation in the Caribbean located in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and is the southern and easternmost island of the Caribbean region. It lies on the boundary of the South American and Caribbean plates.
- Capital
- Bridgetown
- Population
- 303,431 (2023)
- Area
- 439 km²
- Calling code
- +1246
- Languages
- Bajan Creole, English
- Currency
- Barbadian dollar
- Continent
- North America
- Emergency number
- 211 (police) / 511 (ambulance)
- Road deaths / 100k
- 5.8
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · read 2026-09-10
Barbados Accident News — Last 24 Hours
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Emergency Numbers in Barbados
In Barbados, dial 211 (police) / 511 (ambulance). From most GSM mobiles, 112 also reaches local emergency services.
Numbers can change — verify locally. Full list: emergency numbers for every country.
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Road Safety in Barbados
Barbados has an estimated road traffic death rate of 5.8 per 100,000 people, which is safer than the global average. With a population of roughly 282,000, that translates to about 16 deaths every year — 0 every single day.
Globally it ranks #160 by death rate of 195 tracked countries. See all of Americas road accident statistics, the world table, or the methodology behind these figures. Driving here? Check the driving laws in Barbados — speed limits, alcohol limit and which side of the road.
Road Deaths in Barbados, 2000–2019
Deaths per 100,000 people by year (World Bank, mirroring WHO estimates). Over this period the rate has fallen by 27.5%.
Barbados vs Nearby Countries
| Country | Rate /100k | Est. deaths / year | Est. 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 5.8 | 16 | 12 |
| Saint Lucia | 12.4 | 22 | 17 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.1 | 14 | 10 |
| Grenada | 12.1 | 15 | 11 |
| Dominica | 10.2 | 7 | 5 |