Barbados vs Saint Lucia: Number of infant deaths
Barbados
28 deaths
in 2024
Saint Lucia
32 deaths
in 2024
Barbados rank
173rd
Saint Lucia rank
171st
Number of infant deaths over time
- Barbados
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 32 deaths against 28 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 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 173rd and Saint Lucia ranks 171st 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 | 804.22 deaths | 405.78 deaths | 398.44 deaths | Barbados |
| 1960s | 399.2 deaths | 300 deaths | 99.2 deaths | Barbados |
| 1970s | 176.7 deaths | 149.9 deaths | 26.8 deaths | Barbados |
| 1980s | 80.7 deaths | 85.5 deaths | 4.8 deaths | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 54.4 deaths | 60.8 deaths | 6.4 deaths | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 48.1 deaths | 43.7 deaths | 4.4 deaths | Barbados |
| 2010s | 39.2 deaths | 36.4 deaths | 2.8 deaths | Barbados |
| 2020s | 30.8 deaths | 33 deaths | 2.2 deaths | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Barbados or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 32 deaths against 28 deaths in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant 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?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Saint Lucia rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Barbados ranks 173rd and Saint Lucia 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 infant 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 1 .