Adolescent mortality rate in Barbados
Barbados: Adolescent mortality rate was 1.08 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescent mortality rate in Barbados is 1.08, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Barbados peaked at 1.57 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.08, in 2024.
That places Barbados 126th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.57 | — |
| 1991 | 1.57 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.57 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.56 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.56 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.56 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.56 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.56 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.56 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.56 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.57 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.57 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.57 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.57 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.56 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.55 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.54 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.52 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.48 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.46 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.44 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.42 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.39 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.37 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.34 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.31 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.28 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.25 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.22 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.19 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.16 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.13 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.1 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 1.08 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 | 1.48 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 | 1.22 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 | 1.08 | 1.19 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,453 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0984 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0725 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Barbados?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Barbados was 1.08 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Barbados ranks 126th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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