Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Barbados or Latvia?

Barbados, at 21 deaths against 17 deaths in Latvia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Latvia?

44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.

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.

Barbados vs Latvia: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Barbados

21 deaths

in 2024

Latvia

17 deaths

in 2024

Barbados rank

172nd

Latvia rank

175th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Barbados
Latvia

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 21 deaths against 17 deaths in Latvia, a difference of 4 deaths.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Latvia ahead.

Barbados ranks 172nd and Latvia ranks 175th of 199 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	59 deaths	268.11 deaths	209.11 deaths	Latvia
1990s	38.6 deaths	248.9 deaths	210.3 deaths	Latvia
2000s	34.6 deaths	121.9 deaths	87.3 deaths	Latvia
2010s	29.3 deaths	61.8 deaths	32.5 deaths	Latvia
2020s	22.4 deaths	24.8 deaths	2.4 deaths	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Barbados or Latvia?: Barbados, at 21 deaths against 17 deaths in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Barbados and Latvia?: 4 deaths, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Latvia?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Latvia rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Barbados ranks 172nd and Latvia ranks 175th 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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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .