Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Barbados
Barbados: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.5 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Barbados stood at 0.5 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Barbados peaked at 1.3 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5 per 1,000, in 2019.
That places Barbados 153rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Barbados, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.3 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 per 1,000 | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.17 per 1,000 | 1.1 per 1,000 | 1.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.91 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.65 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 153 Canada 0.5 per 1,000 compare
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- 153 Maldives 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 North Macedonia 0.5 per 1,000 compare
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More education data for Barbados
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,244 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 279 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,255 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,277 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 18,457 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,314 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Barbados?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Barbados was 0.5 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 per 1,000 in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Barbados ranks 153rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.