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25 Sep to 24 Oct: 15 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (19).

What stood out The news pointed at Barbados on 1 of the 30 days held. Most on Wednesday 7 October 2026: 7 of its 24 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 93 stories about people being harmed in these days →
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words

Barbados: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories

Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.

29%0%25 Sep2 Oct9 Oct16 Oct24 Oct25 Sep: 13%; world 18%26 Sep: 5%; world 18%27 Sep: 11%; world 20%28 Sep: 6%; world 19%29 Sep: 16%; world 18%30 Sep: 13%; world 18%1 Oct: 9%; world 19%2 Oct: 19%; world 19%3 Oct: 21%; world 20%4 Oct: 19%; world 19%5 Oct: 21%; world 19%6 Oct: 13%; world 19%7 Oct: 29%; world 19% · violence Barbados8 Oct: 14%; world 20%9 Oct: 14%; world 20%10 Oct: 17%; world 22%11 Oct: 26%; world 23%12 Oct: 0%; world 20%13 Oct: 10%; world 20%14 Oct: 8%; world 19%15 Oct: 22%; world 19%16 Oct: 29%; world 19%17 Oct: 5%; world 19%18 Oct: 15%; world 20%19 Oct: 12%; world 19%20 Oct: 6%; world 18%21 Oct: 25%; world 18%22 Oct: 21%; world 19%23 Oct: 13%; world 19%24 Oct: 0%; world 19%
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Key events

the events its news covered most, newest on the right

No events in these days.

Its biggest days

when the news pointed at Barbados most
Wednesday 7 October 2026 · Conflict & violence

7 of its 24 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%.

that day →its stories →

In detail

against the world's news, same days

Parts of life

Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.

Health47%43 stories
Disasters & accidents20%18 stories
Rights & justice11%10 stories
Conflict & violence7%6 stories
Shelter & services7%6 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%4 stories
Food & livelihood3%3 stories
Displacement2%2 stories

Harm reported

Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.

Stories reporting people killed9 Stories reporting arrests7 Stories reporting people affected5 Stories reporting people displaced2 Stories reporting people injured1

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

Its stories' words were about as the world's.

Filled dot: Barbados. Ring: the world. Measured over 91 stories.

Feelings

Angermuch less angry than the world's Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's Against its own usual: about as usual
Fearabout one and a half times as fearful as the world's Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmtha little warmer than the world's Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times

Dot: Barbados in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Barbados's own usual (the 30 days before).

Its neighbours, same days

St Vincent18 in 100 of its 324 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Dominica12 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Grenada16 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Barbados15 in 100 of its 620 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
St. Lucia9 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health

Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.

Where it happened

St VincentSt. LuciaGrenadaDominica

Barbados (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.

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