Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Barbados or Martinique?

Barbados, at 30 deaths against 26 deaths in Martinique as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Martinique?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Martinique: Number of infants who die before age 1

Barbados

30 deaths

in 2023

Martinique

26 deaths

in 2023

Barbados rank

183rd

Martinique rank

185th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Barbados
Martinique

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 30 deaths against 26 deaths in Martinique, a difference of 4 deaths.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Martinique's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 183rd and Martinique ranks 185th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Martinique in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Martinique	Difference	Ahead
1950s	834.5 deaths	599.4 deaths	235.1 deaths	Barbados
1960s	415 deaths	457 deaths	42 deaths	Martinique
1970s	177.2 deaths	182 deaths	4.8 deaths	Martinique
1980s	81.7 deaths	69.2 deaths	12.5 deaths	Barbados
1990s	55.3 deaths	42.2 deaths	13.1 deaths	Barbados
2000s	49.2 deaths	36.1 deaths	13.1 deaths	Barbados
2010s	39.8 deaths	31 deaths	8.8 deaths	Barbados
2020s	31.5 deaths	26.75 deaths	4.75 deaths	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Barbados or Martinique?: Barbados, at 30 deaths against 26 deaths in Martinique as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Barbados and Martinique?: 4 deaths, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Martinique?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Martinique rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Barbados ranks 183rd and Martinique ranks 185th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.