Infant mortality by sex in Barbados
Barbados: Infant mortality by sex was 0.9742 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality by sex in Barbados, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality by sex in Barbados is 0.9742, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex in Barbados peaked at 15.68 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.9742, in 2024.
Barbados ranks 121st of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 12.24 | 8.21 | 15.68 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.91 | 4.71 | 7.59 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.6 | 2.75 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.18 | 1.84 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 | 1.37 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 | 1.38 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 | 1.13 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 | 0.9742 | 1.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 118 Tunisia 1.04 compare
- 119 Sao Tome and Principe 1.01 compare
- 120 Costa Rica 0.9774 compare
- 122 El Salvador 0.9683 compare
- 123 Armenia 0.9284 compare
- 124 Brunei 0.9169 compare
More health data for Barbados
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,453 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 1,772 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 15.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 1,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,743 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 1,757 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by sex in Barbados?
- Infant mortality by sex in Barbados was 0.9742 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality by sex recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 15.68 in 1950.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by sex recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9742 in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for infant mortality by sex?
- Barbados ranks 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by sex rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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