What is number of under-five deaths in Barbados?

Number of under-five deaths in Barbados was 31 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Barbados?

The highest recorded value was 638 in 1960.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 31 in 2024.

How does Barbados rank for number of under-five deaths?

Barbados ranks 173rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Barbados

Name: Number of under-five deaths 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: Number of under-five deaths was 31 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

173rd

of 195 countries

All-time high

638

in 1960

All-time low

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Barbados, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

Barbados recorded 31 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Barbados peaked at 638 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 31, in 2024.

Barbados ranks 173rd of 195 countries on this measure, 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	475.4	336	638	10
1970s	207.4	117	302	10
1980s	91.2	72	109	10
1990s	60.7	50	73	10
2000s	53.1	49	57	10
2010s	42.7	37	48	10
2020s	33.2	31	36	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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Barbados?: Number of under-five deaths in Barbados was 31 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 638 in 1960.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 31 in 2024.
How does Barbados rank for number of under-five deaths?: Barbados ranks 173rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
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, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.