What is neonatal mortality rate in Barbados?

Neonatal mortality rate in Barbados was 0.6871 Deaths per 1000 live births in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Barbados?

The highest recorded value was 3.11 Deaths per 1000 live births in 1968.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6871 Deaths per 1000 live births in 2023.

How does Barbados rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Barbados ranks 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Barbados

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Barbados
Creator: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Barbados: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.6871 Deaths per 1000 live births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.6871 Deaths per 1000 live births

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

115th

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.11 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 1968

All-time low

0.6871 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Years of data

1968–2023

Neonatal mortality rate in Barbados, 1968–2023

Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Deaths per 1000 live births.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 0.6871 Deaths per 1000 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Barbados peaked at 3.11 Deaths per 1000 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.6871 Deaths per 1000 live births, in 2023.

Barbados ranks 115th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	3.04 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.97 Deaths per 1000 live births	3.11 Deaths per 1000 live births	2
1970s	2.33 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.81 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.83 Deaths per 1000 live births	10
1980s	1.48 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.25 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.72 Deaths per 1000 live births	10
1990s	0.9892 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.893 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.18 Deaths per 1000 live births	10
2000s	0.953 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.897 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.9869 Deaths per 1000 live births	10
2010s	0.8776 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.7804 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.9572 Deaths per 1000 live births	10
2020s	0.7213 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.6871 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.7564 Deaths per 1000 live births	4

Countries ranked near Barbados

112 Costa Rica 0.7198 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
113 Cook Islands 0.7188 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
114 Ecuador 0.7098 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
116 Albania 0.6859 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
117 Sao Tome and Principe 0.676 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
118 British Virgin Islands 0.6634 Deaths per 1000 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 25, male, interpolated 1,942 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1,864 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1,956 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1,880 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1,913 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1,852 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Barbados?: Neonatal mortality rate in Barbados was 0.6871 Deaths per 1000 live births in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 3.11 Deaths per 1000 live births in 1968.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6871 Deaths per 1000 live births in 2023.
How does Barbados rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Barbados ranks 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: Deaths per 1000 live births
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.