Child mortality rate in Barbados
Barbados: Child mortality rate was 1.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Barbados, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, child mortality rate in Barbados stood at 1.2%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Barbados peaked at 15.2% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2019.
That places Barbados 119th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.4% | 9.2% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.6% | 4.9% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
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More health data for Barbados
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,453 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1,942 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1,956 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1,913 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1,852 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Barbados?
- Child mortality rate in Barbados was 1.2% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for child mortality rate?
- Barbados ranks 119th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five