Barbados vs Nicaragua: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care

Barbados
0.91 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.94 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Barbados rank
118th
Nicaragua rank
116th

Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time

  • Barbados
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.94 per 1,000 live births against 0.91 per 1,000 live births in Barbados, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 118th and Nicaragua ranks 116th of 195 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 5.44 per 1,000 live births 12.97 per 1,000 live births 7.54 per 1,000 live births Nicaragua
1970s 3.27 per 1,000 live births 11.13 per 1,000 live births 7.86 per 1,000 live births Nicaragua
1980s 1.99 per 1,000 live births 6.83 per 1,000 live births 4.84 per 1,000 live births Nicaragua
1990s 1.4 per 1,000 live births 4.49 per 1,000 live births 3.1 per 1,000 live births Nicaragua
2000s 1.32 per 1,000 live births 2.61 per 1,000 live births 1.29 per 1,000 live births Nicaragua
2010s 1.18 per 1,000 live births 1.58 per 1,000 live births 0.405 per 1,000 live births Nicaragua
2020s 0.964 per 1,000 live births 1.18 per 1,000 live births 0.216 per 1,000 live births Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Barbados or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.94 per 1,000 live births against 0.91 per 1,000 live births in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Barbados and Nicaragua?
0.03 per 1,000 live births, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nicaragua?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Nicaragua rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
Barbados ranks 118th and Nicaragua ranks 116th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 11,790 data points, 1960–2024
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Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.