Child mortality rate in Barbados
Barbados: Child mortality rate was 0.7158 in 2024. β Volatile
Child mortality rate in Barbados, 1949β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Barbados is 0.7158, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Barbados peaked at 45.18 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.7158, in 2024.
That places Barbados 156th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 45.18 | 45.18 | 45.18 | 1 |
| 1950s | 29.99 | 17.29 | 42.71 | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.98 | 7.7 | 15.58 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.25 | 3.62 | 7.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.64 | 2.08 | 3.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.62 | 1.42 | 1.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 | 1.23 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 0.8883 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7807 | 0.7158 | 0.8478 | 5 |
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More health data for Barbados
- 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, male, annual growth rate 0.0694 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4795 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1,942 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Barbados?
- Child mortality rate in Barbados was 0.7158 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 45.18 in 1949.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7158 in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for child mortality rate?
- Barbados ranks 156th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child mortality rate (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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