Barbados vs Dominica: Number of infant deaths
Barbados
29.0%
in 2023
Dominica
24.0%
in 2023
Barbados rank
172nd
Dominica rank
175th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Barbados
- Dominica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 29.0% against 24.0% in Dominica, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Dominica's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 172nd 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 | 384.0% | 135.6% | 248.4% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 176.7% | 51.5% | 125.2% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 80.7% | 29.4% | 51.3% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 24.4% | 29.9% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 20.5% | 27.6% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 23.6% | 15.6% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 24.0% | 7.2% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Barbados or Dominica?
- Barbados, at 29.0% against 24.0% in Dominica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Barbados and Dominica?
- 5.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Dominica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Dominica rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Barbados ranks 172nd and Dominica ranks 175th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.