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Barbados Health and Environment Scorecard Summary

Overall Performance

• Total Score: 48/100
• Scores Breakdown:
  • Exposure Score: 47/100 (high risk due to poor air quality and other environmental factors)
  • Health Score: 98/100 (good health outcomes despite environmental exposures)
  • Policy Score: 0/100 (no effective health and environment policies in place)

Key Findings

• Air Pollution: Not compliant with WHO guidelines for PM2.5 and other pollutants, no legal standards for lead paint or household fuels, resulting in deaths from stroke and heart disease.
• Water and Sanitation: 95-100% of population has access to safe drinking water and sanitation, operationalised with safely managed services.
• Climate Change: High vulnerability under high emissions scenarios, with no recent national adaptation assessment since January 2020. Heat deaths projected in 2050.
• Health Infrastructure: Insufficient data on climate resilience and sustainable operations, with gaps in chemical and radiation emergency response capacity. No national policies for occupational health or climate adaptation plans.
• Other Areas: Weak in exposure to lead and mercury regulations, with poor implementation of health policies.