Barbados vs Least developed countries: Death rate, crude

Barbados
10.23 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Least developed countries
6.71 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Barbados rank
35th
Least developed countries rank
36th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Barbados
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 10.23 per 1,000 people against 6.71 per 1,000 people in Least developed countries, a difference of 3.52 per 1,000 people.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.5 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Least developed countries ahead.

Barbados ranks 35th and Least developed countries ranks 36th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Least developed countries in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1960s 7.85 per 1,000 people 22.14 per 1,000 people 14.29 per 1,000 people Least developed countries
1970s 6.72 per 1,000 people 20.53 per 1,000 people 13.81 per 1,000 people Least developed countries
1980s 7.01 per 1,000 people 17.25 per 1,000 people 10.23 per 1,000 people Least developed countries
1990s 8.79 per 1,000 people 14.42 per 1,000 people 5.63 per 1,000 people Least developed countries
2000s 9.08 per 1,000 people 10.72 per 1,000 people 1.64 per 1,000 people Least developed countries
2010s 9.32 per 1,000 people 8.15 per 1,000 people 1.17 per 1,000 people Barbados
2020s 10.26 per 1,000 people 7.14 per 1,000 people 3.12 per 1,000 people Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Barbados or Least developed countries?
Barbados, at 10.23 per 1,000 people against 6.71 per 1,000 people in Least developed countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Barbados and Least developed countries?
3.52 per 1,000 people, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Least developed countries?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Least developed countries rank globally for death rate, crude?
Barbados ranks 35th and Least developed countries ranks 36th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
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Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.