Barbados vs Saint Lucia: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Barbados
21
in 2024
Saint Lucia
23
in 2024
Barbados rank
172nd
Saint Lucia rank
169th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Barbados
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 23 against 21 in Barbados, a difference of 2.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 172nd and Saint Lucia ranks 169th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 104.86 | 66 | 38.86 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 59.9 | 60.2 | 0.3 | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 38.6 | 40.2 | 1.6 | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 34.6 | 33.5 | 1.1 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 29.3 | 28.7 | 0.6 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 22.4 | 23.8 | 1.4 | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Barbados or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 23 against 21 in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 2, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Saint Lucia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Barbados ranks 172nd and Saint Lucia ranks 169th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.