Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Barbados
Barbados: Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) was 0.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.9 for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Barbados peaked at 1.6 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2021.
That places Barbados 153rd out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5 | — |
| 2001 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.53 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 1 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.92 | 0.9 | 1 | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
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- 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 stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Barbados?
- Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Barbados was 0.9 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 2002.
- What is the lowest stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions)?
- Barbados ranks 153rd out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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