Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Barbados
Barbados: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 0.4551 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Barbados is 0.4551, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Barbados peaked at 1.29 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4551, in 2024.
That places Barbados 164th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.29 | — |
| 1991 | 1.26 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.23 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.2 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.17 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.14 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.12 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.1 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.05 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.03 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.01 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9846 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9595 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9326 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9046 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8746 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8433 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8118 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7828 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7537 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7261 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6991 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6741 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6506 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6266 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.605 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5841 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5631 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5409 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5215 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5034 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4871 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4695 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4551 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.16 | 1.05 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9132 | 0.7828 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6423 | 0.5409 | 0.7537 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4873 | 0.4551 | 0.5215 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Barbados?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Barbados was 0.4551 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4551 in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Barbados ranks 164th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. 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 Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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