Number of youth deaths in Barbados
Barbados: Number of youth deaths was 36 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Barbados stood at 36 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Barbados peaked at 85 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 36 deaths, in 2024.
Barbados ranks 175th of 199 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 youth deaths in Barbados, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 85 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 80 deaths | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 76 deaths | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 72 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 69 deaths | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 66 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 63 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 61 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 61 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 65 deaths | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 67 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 65 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 64 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 64 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 62 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 60 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 58 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 58 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 57 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 56 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 55 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 53 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 52 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 50 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 49 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 48 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 47 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 45 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 44 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 43 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 41 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 39 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 37 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 36 deaths | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.8 deaths | 61 deaths | 85 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 62 deaths | 57 deaths | 67 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9 deaths | 44 deaths | 56 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.2 deaths | 36 deaths | 43 deaths | 5 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0839 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.9978 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0867 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Barbados?
- Number of youth deaths in Barbados was 36 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 85 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 deaths in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for number of youth deaths?
- Barbados ranks 175th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.