Caribbean Labour Statistics
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Number of claims allowed by type of benefit, Barbados
 
Type of benefit 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Sickness 64,044 51,404 48,325 44,514 34,037 32,665 31,828 1,682
Maternity 2,860 2,764 2,436 2,222 2,219 2,345 2,616 144
Maternity grant 587 564 456 467 507 451 582 33
Employment injury 7,745 6,987 5,315 4,290 3,909 3,453 3,445 471
Funeral grant 1,469 1,240 1,237 1,148 961 1,092 952 33
Unemployment 12,275 10,416 10,135 7,607 10,775 14,767 19,662 1,204
Invalidity 484 387 355 351 259 331 310 16
Survivors* 288 259 225 233 193 208 162 9
Disablement* 171 124 118 130 96 0 0 0
Old age contributory 1,625 1,256 1,292 1,430 1,066 1,239 956 65
Old age non-contributory 638 635 612 739 849 788 661 66
Total 92,186 76,036 70,506 63,131 54,871 57,339 61,174 3,723
* Prior to 1994 claims allowed for disablement were included in the figure for Employment Injury

Source: National Insurance Office, Barbados, various years

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