What is youth mortality rate in Barbados?

Youth mortality rate in Barbados was 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Barbados?

The highest recorded value was 11.8 deaths per 100 live births in 1957.

What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Barbados rank for youth mortality rate?

Barbados ranks 130th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Youth mortality rate in Barbados

Name: Youth mortality rate in Barbados
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Barbados: Youth mortality rate was 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.13 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

130th

of 199 countries

All-time high

11.8 deaths per 100 live births

in 1957

All-time low

1.13 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1957–2024

Youth mortality rate in Barbados, 1957–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 1.13 deaths per 100 live births for youth mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 68 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Barbados peaked at 11.8 deaths per 100 live births in 1957 and was at its lowest, 1.13 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Barbados ranks 130th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	10.75 deaths per 100 live births	9.76 deaths per 100 live births	11.8 deaths per 100 live births	3
1960s	6.96 deaths per 100 live births	5.46 deaths per 100 live births	9.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	4.15 deaths per 100 live births	3.2 deaths per 100 live births	5.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.57 deaths per 100 live births	2.19 deaths per 100 live births	3.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.82 deaths per 100 live births	1.68 deaths per 100 live births	2.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.7 deaths per 100 live births	1.63 deaths per 100 live births	1.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.48 deaths per 100 live births	1.32 deaths per 100 live births	1.61 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.2 deaths per 100 live births	1.13 deaths per 100 live births	1.28 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Barbados

127 Turkey 1.16 deaths per 100 live births compare
128 Argentina 1.16 deaths per 100 live births compare
129 Armenia 1.15 deaths per 100 live births compare
131 Tonga 1.12 deaths per 100 live births compare
132 Antigua and Barbuda 1.11 deaths per 100 live births compare
133 Albania 1.09 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Barbados

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1,942 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1,864 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1,956 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1,880 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1,913 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1,852 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth mortality rate in Barbados?: Youth mortality rate in Barbados was 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 11.8 deaths per 100 live births in 1957.
What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Barbados rank for youth mortality rate?: Barbados ranks 130th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.