Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Barbados

Barbados: Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates was 21 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
21
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
173rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
50
in 1990
All-time low
21
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Barbados, 1990–2024

010203040501990200720241990: 501991: 471992: 441993: 411994: 381995: 361996: 341997: 321998: 311999: 332000: 362001: 362002: 352003: 352004: 352005: 342006: 332007: 342008: 342009: 342010: 342011: 322012: 312013: 312014: 302015: 292016: 282017: 272018: 262019: 252020: 242021: 232022: 222023: 222024: 21

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 21 for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Barbados peaked at 50 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2024.

That places Barbados 173rd 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.

Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Barbados, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 50
1991 47 -6.0%
1992 44 -6.4%
1993 41 -6.8%
1994 38 -7.3%
1995 36 -5.3%
1996 34 -5.6%
1997 32 -5.9%
1998 31 -3.1%
1999 33 +6.5%
2000 36 +9.1%
2001 36 +0.0%
2002 35 -2.8%
2003 35 +0.0%
2004 35 +0.0%
2005 34 -2.9%
2006 33 -2.9%
2007 34 +3.0%
2008 34 +0.0%
2009 34 +0.0%
2010 34 +0.0%
2011 32 -5.9%
2012 31 -3.1%
2013 31 +0.0%
2014 30 -3.2%
2015 29 -3.3%
2016 28 -3.4%
2017 27 -3.6%
2018 26 -3.7%
2019 25 -3.8%
2020 24 -4.0%
2021 23 -4.2%
2022 22 -4.3%
2023 22 +0.0%
2024 21 -4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.6 31 50 10
2000s 34.6 33 36 10
2010s 29.3 25 34 10
2020s 22.4 21 24 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Barbados?
Neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Barbados was 21 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 50 in 1990.
What is the lowest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2024.
How does Barbados rank for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates?
Barbados ranks 173rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
212 places, 7,420 data points, 1990–2024
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