Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Barbados
Barbados: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 3.4 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 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
Barbados recorded 3.4 per 1,000 for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Barbados peaked at 5.7 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.4 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places Barbados 124th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Barbados, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.7 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 5.3 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 5.1 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 5 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 4.8 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 4.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.9 per 1,000 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 4.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 per 1,000 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 5.1 per 1,000 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.2 per 1,000 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 5.3 per 1,000 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 5.1 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 5 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 3.8 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.7 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 3.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 3.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.09 per 1,000 | 4.8 per 1,000 | 5.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.13 per 1,000 | 4.8 per 1,000 | 5.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.98 per 1,000 | 3.6 per 1,000 | 4.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5 per 1,000 | 3.4 per 1,000 | 3.6 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 youth ages 20-24 years in Barbados?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Barbados was 3.4 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 youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Barbados ranks 124th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.