Barbados vs Latvia: Number of child deaths
Barbados
31 deaths
in 2024
Latvia
36 deaths
in 2024
Barbados rank
173rd
Latvia rank
171st
Number of child deaths over time
- Barbados
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 36 deaths against 31 deaths in Barbados, a difference of 5 deaths.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 173rd and Latvia ranks 171st of 199 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 427.29 deaths | 795.86 deaths | 368.57 deaths | Latvia |
| 1970s | 207.4 deaths | 736.4 deaths | 529 deaths | Latvia |
| 1980s | 91.2 deaths | 686.8 deaths | 595.6 deaths | Latvia |
| 1990s | 60.7 deaths | 499.6 deaths | 438.9 deaths | Latvia |
| 2000s | 53.1 deaths | 233.5 deaths | 180.4 deaths | Latvia |
| 2010s | 42.7 deaths | 116.5 deaths | 73.8 deaths | Latvia |
| 2020s | 33.2 deaths | 51.6 deaths | 18.4 deaths | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Barbados or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 36 deaths against 31 deaths in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Barbados and Latvia?
- 5 deaths, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Latvia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Latvia rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Barbados ranks 173rd and Latvia ranks 171st 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .