Number of deaths among adolescents in Barbados
Barbados: Number of deaths among adolescents was 3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
178th
of 200 countries
All-time high
7
in 1990
All-time low
3
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of deaths among adolescents in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths among adolescents in Barbados is 3, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among adolescents in Barbados peaked at 7 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2023.
Barbados ranks 178th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths among adolescents in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 | — |
| 1991 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 36, 8% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 3 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 141.5, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 177 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 compare
- 179 Marshall Islands 2 compare
- 179 Iceland 2 compare
- 179 Antigua and Barbuda 2 compare
- 179 Seychelles 2 compare
- 179 Luxembourg 2 compare
- 179 Tonga 2 compare
- 179 Saint Lucia 2 compare
- 179 Malta 2 compare
More health data for Barbados
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5046 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5262 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among adolescents in Barbados?
- Number of deaths among adolescents in Barbados was 3 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for number of deaths among adolescents?
- Barbados ranks 178th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among adolescents rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. 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 Number of deaths among adolescents (10 to 19 years of age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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