Number of stillbirths in Barbados
Barbados: Number of stillbirths was 14 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Barbados, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 14 for number of stillbirths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Barbados peaked at 25 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14, in 2020.
Barbados ranks 180th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25 | — |
| 2001 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.9 | 20 | 25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9 | 15 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 177 Estonia 21 compare
- 177 Saint Lucia 21 compare
- 179 Tonga 17 compare
- 181 Grenada 13 compare
- 181 Seychelles 13 compare
- 181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,453 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9753 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1706 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.6197 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3382 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Barbados?
- Number of stillbirths in Barbados was 14 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 25 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for number of stillbirths?
- Barbados ranks 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation