Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Barbados
Barbados: Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age was 5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
178th
of 200 countries
All-time high
12
in 1990
All-time low
5
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Barbados is 5, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Barbados peaked at 12 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2023.
That places Barbados 178th 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.
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12 | — |
| 1991 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 64, 8% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 258, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 175 Grenada 8 compare
- 175 Montenegro 8 compare
- 177 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 compare
- 178 Tonga 5 compare
- 178 Marshall Islands 5 compare
- 181 Saint Lucia 4 compare
- 181 Malta 4 compare
- 181 Luxembourg 4 compare
- 181 Seychelles 4 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 children 5 to 14 years of age in Barbados?
- Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Barbados was 5 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age?
- Barbados ranks 178th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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 children 5 to 14 years of age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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