Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Barbados
Barbados: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.6774 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6774
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
20th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.7083
in 2010
All-time low
0.6154
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.6774 for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Barbados peaked at 0.7083 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6154, in 1997.
That places Barbados 20th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6849 | — |
| 1991 | 0.6438 | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6377 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6308 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.623 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6207 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6182 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6154 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.62 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6471 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6545 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6316 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.625 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6364 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6364 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6415 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6471 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.68 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6939 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7083 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6809 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6739 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6889 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6977 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6905 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6829 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.675 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6842 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6757 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6667 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6765 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6667 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6875 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6774 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6341 | 0.6154 | 0.6849 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6526 | 0.625 | 0.6939 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6858 | 0.6739 | 0.7083 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6749 | 0.6667 | 0.6875 | 5 |
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- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate -0.482 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Barbados?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Barbados was 0.6774 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7083 in 2010.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6154 in 1997.
- How does Barbados rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Barbados ranks 20th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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