Barbados vs Saint Lucia: Number of child deaths

Barbados
31 deaths
in 2024
Saint Lucia
35 deaths
in 2024
Barbados rank
173rd
Saint Lucia rank
172nd

Number of child deaths over time

  • Barbados
  • Saint Lucia
02004006008001.0k195519892024

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 35 deaths against 31 deaths in Barbados, a difference of 4 deaths.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 173rd and Saint Lucia ranks 172nd of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Saint Lucia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1950s 816.8 deaths 624.4 deaths 192.4 deaths Barbados
1960s 475.4 deaths 435.6 deaths 39.8 deaths Barbados
1970s 207.4 deaths 198 deaths 9.4 deaths Barbados
1980s 91.2 deaths 106.1 deaths 14.9 deaths Saint Lucia
1990s 60.7 deaths 72.5 deaths 11.8 deaths Saint Lucia
2000s 53.1 deaths 50.4 deaths 2.7 deaths Barbados
2010s 42.7 deaths 40.9 deaths 1.8 deaths Barbados
2020s 33.2 deaths 36.2 deaths 3 deaths Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Barbados or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 35 deaths against 31 deaths in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Barbados and Saint Lucia?
4 deaths, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Lucia?
70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Saint Lucia rank globally for number of child deaths?
Barbados ranks 173rd and Saint Lucia ranks 172nd 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

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .