How does Barbados rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?

Barbados ranks 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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 Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Barbados

Name: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 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: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women was 0.9764 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.9764 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

125th

of 199 countries

All-time high

18.4 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

0.9764 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Barbados, 1950–2024

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

The most recent figure for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Barbados is 0.9764 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Barbados peaked at 18.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.9764 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Barbados ranks 125th 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	14.1 deaths per 100 live births	9.21 deaths per 100 live births	18.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	6.47 deaths per 100 live births	5.04 deaths per 100 live births	8.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	3.78 deaths per 100 live births	2.86 deaths per 100 live births	4.79 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.25 deaths per 100 live births	1.89 deaths per 100 live births	2.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.56 deaths per 100 live births	1.42 deaths per 100 live births	1.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.46 deaths per 100 live births	1.41 deaths per 100 live births	1.49 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.28 deaths per 100 live births	1.14 deaths per 100 live births	1.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	0.9764 deaths per 100 live births	1.11 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Barbados

122 El Salvador 1 deaths per 100 live births compare
123 Brunei 0.9944 deaths per 100 live births compare
124 Libya 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births compare
126 Turkey 0.9607 deaths per 100 live births compare
127 Armenia 0.9585 deaths per 100 live births compare
128 Argentina 0.9514 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Barbados

Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1,825 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1,738 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1,739 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1,805 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 1,835 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 1,927 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 1,838 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 1,944 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 1,757 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, female 16.1% (2025)

All data for Barbados →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Barbados?: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Barbados was 0.9764 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 child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 18.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9764 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Barbados rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?: Barbados ranks 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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 Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women
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, 13,056 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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