What is infant mortality rate in Barbados?

Infant mortality rate in Barbados was 0.9055 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Barbados?

The highest recorded value was 15.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9055 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Barbados rank for infant mortality rate?

Barbados ranks 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Barbados data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Barbados

Name: Infant mortality rate in Barbados
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Barbados: Infant mortality rate was 0.9055 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.9055 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

121st

of 199 countries

All-time high

15.2 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.9055 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1949–2024

Infant mortality rate in Barbados, 1949–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, infant mortality rate in Barbados stood at 0.9055 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Barbados peaked at 15.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.9055 deaths per 100 live births, 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
1940s	15.2 deaths per 100 live births	15.2 deaths per 100 live births	15.2 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	11.47 deaths per 100 live births	7.61 deaths per 100 live births	14.76 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	5.43 deaths per 100 live births	4.3 deaths per 100 live births	7.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	3.27 deaths per 100 live births	2.5 deaths per 100 live births	4.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.99 deaths per 100 live births	1.69 deaths per 100 live births	2.37 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.4 deaths per 100 live births	1.28 deaths per 100 live births	1.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.32 deaths per 100 live births	1.29 deaths per 100 live births	1.35 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.18 deaths per 100 live births	1.06 deaths per 100 live births	1.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.9646 deaths per 100 live births	0.9055 deaths per 100 live births	1.02 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Barbados

118 Nicaragua 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births compare
119 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9166 deaths per 100 live births compare
120 Costa Rica 0.9081 deaths per 100 live births compare
122 El Salvador 0.8836 deaths per 100 live births compare
123 Brunei 0.8593 deaths per 100 live births compare
124 Armenia 0.8485 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Barbados?: Infant mortality rate in Barbados was 0.9055 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 15.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9055 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Barbados rank for infant mortality rate?: Barbados ranks 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Barbados data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .