All Barbadian citizens are covered by universal health care at polyclinics and one general hospital.
According to the 2019 World Bank Data, the life expectancy at birth in Barbados was 79 for men and 82 for women.
American President George Washington accompanied his brother Lawrence to Barbados to help him recover from a bout of tuberculosis in the warm climate of the island in 1751.
[5] In 2011, the Government of Barbados signed a memorandum of understanding to lease its 22 acres (8.9 ha) Saint Joseph Hospital site to the Denver, Colorado-based America World Clinics (now Traverse Global Healthcare).
Under the deal, the group will use Barbados as one of its main destinations for medical tourism at that facility.