Which has higher number of child deaths, Barbados or Dominica?

Barbados, at 31 deaths against 26 deaths in Dominica as of 2024.

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

60 years are reported by both, from 1965 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Dominica: Number of child deaths

Barbados

31 deaths

in 2024

Dominica

26 deaths

in 2024

Barbados rank

173rd

Dominica rank

175th

Number of child deaths over time

Barbados
Dominica

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 31 deaths against 26 deaths in Dominica, a difference of 5 deaths.

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

Across all 60 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 173rd and Dominica ranks 175th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Dominica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	398.2 deaths	172.2 deaths	226 deaths	Barbados
1970s	207.4 deaths	76.7 deaths	130.7 deaths	Barbados
1980s	91.2 deaths	37.8 deaths	53.4 deaths	Barbados
1990s	60.7 deaths	29.9 deaths	30.8 deaths	Barbados
2000s	53.1 deaths	23.7 deaths	29.4 deaths	Barbados
2010s	42.7 deaths	26 deaths	16.7 deaths	Barbados
2020s	33.2 deaths	26 deaths	7.2 deaths	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Barbados or Dominica?: Barbados, at 31 deaths against 26 deaths in Dominica as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Barbados and Dominica?: 5 deaths, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Dominica?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Dominica rank globally for number of child deaths?: Barbados ranks 173rd and Dominica 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of 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, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .