Barbados vs Saint Lucia: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Barbados
21 deaths
in 2024
Saint Lucia
23 deaths
in 2024
Barbados rank
172nd
Saint Lucia rank
169th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Barbados
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 23 deaths against 21 deaths in Barbados, a difference of 2 deaths.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 172nd and Saint Lucia ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 104.86 deaths | 66 deaths | 38.86 deaths | Barbados |
| 1980s | 59.9 deaths | 60.2 deaths | 0.3 deaths | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 38.6 deaths | 40.2 deaths | 1.6 deaths | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 34.6 deaths | 33.5 deaths | 1.1 deaths | Barbados |
| 2010s | 29.3 deaths | 28.7 deaths | 0.6 deaths | Barbados |
| 2020s | 22.4 deaths | 23.8 deaths | 1.4 deaths | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Barbados or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, 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 Saint Lucia?
- 2 deaths, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Saint Lucia rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Barbados ranks 172nd and Saint Lucia 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 .