Barbados vs Saint Lucia: Number of infant deaths
Barbados
29.0%
in 2023
Saint Lucia
29.0%
in 2023
Barbados rank
172nd
Saint Lucia rank
172nd
Number of infant deaths over time
- Barbados
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 29.0% against 29.0% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 172nd and Saint Lucia ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Saint Lucia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 804.0% | 406.1% | 397.9% | Barbados |
| 1960s | 399.1% | 300.0% | 99.1% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 176.7% | 149.8% | 26.9% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 80.7% | 85.4% | 4.7% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 61.0% | 6.7% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 43.2% | 4.9% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 34.1% | 5.1% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 30.0% | 1.2% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Barbados or Saint Lucia?
- Barbados, at 29.0% against 29.0% in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Saint Lucia rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Barbados ranks 172nd and Saint Lucia ranks 172nd 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.