Number of under-five deaths, male in Barbados
Barbados: Number of under-five deaths, male was 17 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, male in Barbados, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male in Barbados stood at 17. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Barbados peaked at 348 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2024.
Barbados ranks 175th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 348 | — |
| 1961 | 322 | -7.5% |
| 1962 | 294 | -8.7% |
| 1963 | 282 | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 268 | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 252 | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 242 | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 220 | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 200 | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 187 | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 168 | -10.2% |
| 1971 | 156 | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 150 | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 136 | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 121 | -11.0% |
| 1975 | 107 | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 94 | -12.1% |
| 1977 | 85 | -9.6% |
| 1978 | 74 | -12.9% |
| 1979 | 65 | -12.2% |
| 1980 | 61 | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 58 | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 57 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 56 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 53 | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 50 | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 48 | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 45 | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 41 | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 38 | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 36 | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 34 | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 28 | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17 | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 261.5 | 187 | 348 | 10 |
| 1970s | 115.6 | 65 | 168 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.9 | 40 | 61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.3 | 27 | 40 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.9 | 27 | 31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4 | 20 | 26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4 | 17 | 20 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,592 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 83.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Barbados?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Barbados was 17 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 348 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Barbados ranks 175th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.