What is mortality rate, infant in Barbados?

Mortality rate, infant in Barbados was 9.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Barbados?

The highest recorded value was 70.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 9.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Barbados rank for mortality rate, infant?

Barbados ranks 118th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Barbados data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, infant in Barbados

Name: Mortality rate, infant in Barbados
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Barbados: Mortality rate, infant was 9.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

9.1 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

118th

of 195 countries

All-time high

70.3 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

9.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Barbados, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 9.1 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Barbados peaked at 70.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 9.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Barbados ranks 118th of 195 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
1960s	54.35 per 1,000 live births	43 per 1,000 live births	70.3 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	32.74 per 1,000 live births	25 per 1,000 live births	41.1 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	19.93 per 1,000 live births	16.9 per 1,000 live births	23.7 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	13.97 per 1,000 live births	12.8 per 1,000 live births	16.2 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	13.23 per 1,000 live births	12.9 per 1,000 live births	13.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	11.77 per 1,000 live births	10.6 per 1,000 live births	12.7 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	9.64 per 1,000 live births	9.1 per 1,000 live births	10.2 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Barbados

115 Tunisia 9.7 per 1,000 live births compare
116 Nicaragua 9.4 per 1,000 live births compare
117 Sao Tome and Principe 9.2 per 1,000 live births compare
118 Costa Rica 9.1 per 1,000 live births compare
120 El Salvador 8.8 per 1,000 live births compare
121 Brunei 8.6 per 1,000 live births compare

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More health data for Barbados

Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,743 (2025)
Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 1,774 (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 1,772 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 15.1% (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 1,753 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 20,480 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 1,944 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 1,757 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 24,507 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1,825 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Barbados?: Mortality rate, infant in Barbados was 9.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 70.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 9.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Barbados rank for mortality rate, infant?: Barbados ranks 118th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Barbados data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.