Number of infant deaths in Barbados
Barbados: Number of infant deaths was 28 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths in Barbados, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Barbados recorded 28 for number of infant deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Barbados peaked at 535 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2024.
That places Barbados 173rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 399.2 | 283 | 535 | 10 |
| 1970s | 176.7 | 100 | 254 | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.7 | 64 | 95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.4 | 45 | 66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.1 | 45 | 52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.2 | 34 | 44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8 | 28 | 33 | 5 |
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More health data for Barbados
- Population ages 65 and above, male 15.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 48,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 1,772 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 1,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,743 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 1,757 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 24,507 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 1,944 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 1,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1,825 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Barbados?
- Number of infant deaths in Barbados was 28 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 535 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for number of infant deaths?
- Barbados ranks 173rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. 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 Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.