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

Barbados, at 30 deaths against 29 deaths in Saint Lucia as of 2023.

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

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 Saint Lucia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Barbados

30 deaths

in 2023

Saint Lucia

29 deaths

in 2023

Barbados rank

183rd

Saint Lucia rank

184th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Barbados
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 30 deaths against 29 deaths in Saint Lucia, a difference of 1 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 183rd and Saint Lucia ranks 184th of 236 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	834.5 deaths	462.4 deaths	372.1 deaths	Barbados
1960s	415 deaths	317.9 deaths	97.1 deaths	Barbados
1970s	177.2 deaths	157.4 deaths	19.8 deaths	Barbados
1980s	81.7 deaths	87.7 deaths	6 deaths	Saint Lucia
1990s	55.3 deaths	59.4 deaths	4.1 deaths	Saint Lucia
2000s	49.2 deaths	40.2 deaths	9 deaths	Barbados
2010s	39.8 deaths	32.3 deaths	7.5 deaths	Barbados
2020s	31.5 deaths	30 deaths	1.5 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 Saint Lucia?: Barbados, at 30 deaths against 29 deaths in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Barbados and Saint Lucia?: 1 deaths, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Lucia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Saint Lucia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Barbados ranks 183rd and Saint Lucia ranks 184th 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.