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
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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .