Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Barbados
Barbados: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 5.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Barbados stood at 5.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Barbados peaked at 8.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2022.
Barbados ranks 122nd of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.1% | — |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 5.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.5%, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 5.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.4%, 62% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 8.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 120 Armenia 6.2% compare
- 120 Seychelles 6.2% compare
- 123 Dominican Republic 5.6% compare
- 124 Bulgaria 5.5% compare
- 124 Türkiye 5.5% 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 prevalence of stunting, height for age in Barbados?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Barbados was 5.8% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2022.
- How does Barbados rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Barbados ranks 122nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.