Barbados vs Gibraltar: Child mortality rate
Barbados
1.0%
in 2023
Gibraltar
1.1%
in 2023
Barbados rank
138th
Gibraltar rank
137th
Child mortality rate over time
- Barbados
- Gibraltar
How they compare
Gibraltar currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 138th and Gibraltar ranks 137th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Gibraltar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Gibraltar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.0% | 5.8% | 8.2% | Barbados |
| 1960s | 6.5% | 3.9% | 2.7% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 0.7% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Gibraltar |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Gibraltar |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Barbados or Gibraltar?
- Gibraltar, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Barbados and Gibraltar?
- 0.1%, with Gibraltar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Gibraltar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Gibraltar rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Barbados ranks 138th and Gibraltar ranks 137th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.