Barbados vs Dominica: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Barbados
21 deaths
in 2024
Dominica
23 deaths
in 2024
Barbados rank
172nd
Dominica rank
169th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Barbados
- Dominica
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 23 deaths against 21 deaths in Barbados, a difference of 2 deaths.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 172nd and Dominica ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Dominica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 123.4 deaths | 29.6 deaths | 93.8 deaths | Barbados |
| 1980s | 59.9 deaths | 22.4 deaths | 37.5 deaths | Barbados |
| 1990s | 38.6 deaths | 17.2 deaths | 21.4 deaths | Barbados |
| 2000s | 34.6 deaths | 16.2 deaths | 18.4 deaths | Barbados |
| 2010s | 29.3 deaths | 21.9 deaths | 7.4 deaths | Barbados |
| 2020s | 22.4 deaths | 23 deaths | 0.6 deaths | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Barbados or Dominica?
- Dominica, at 23 deaths against 21 deaths in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Barbados and Dominica?
- 2 deaths, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Dominica?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Dominica rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Barbados ranks 172nd and Dominica ranks 169th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .