Infant Mortality Rate: Barbados
Barbados's infant mortality rate is currently 9.1 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Barbados Infant Mortality Rate Barbados recorded an infant mortality rate of 9.
Current (2024)
9.1 per 1,000 births
-3.2% y/y
Peak (1960)
70.3 per 1,000 births
Low (2024)
9.1 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Barbados
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Barbados
Analysis# Barbados Infant Mortality Rate
Barbados recorded an infant mortality rate of 9.1 per 1,000 births in 2024, matching its all-time low. This represents a dramatic 87.1% decline from the peak of 70.3 per 1,000 births in 1960. Over six decades, the Caribbean nation has transformed its early childhood survival outcomes through sustained improvements in healthcare access and maternal care.
The most striking acceleration occurred from 2015 onward, when the rate dropped from 11.7 to 9.1 per 1,000 births in just nine years. Annual decrements of 0.2 to 0.4 per 1,000 births between 2020 and 2024 indicate a leveling trajectory near optimal levels. Barbados now ranks among nations with the lowest infant mortality globally, suggesting further reductions may face diminishing returns as the rate approaches biological minimums.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.1 per 1,000 births | -3.19% |
| 2023 | 9.4 per 1,000 births | -2.08% |
| 2022 | 9.6 per 1,000 births | -3.03% |
| 2021 | 9.9 per 1,000 births | -2.94% |
| 2020 | 10.2 per 1,000 births | -3.77% |
| 2019 | 10.6 per 1,000 births | -2.75% |
| 2018 | 10.9 per 1,000 births | -2.68% |
| 2017 | 11.2 per 1,000 births | -2.61% |
| 2016 | 11.5 per 1,000 births | -1.71% |
| 2015 | 11.7 per 1,000 births | -2.50% |
| 2014 | 12 per 1,000 births | -1.64% |
| 2013 | 12.2 per 1,000 births | -1.61% |
| 2012 | 12.4 per 1,000 births | -0.80% |
| 2011 | 12.5 per 1,000 births | -1.57% |
| 2010 | 12.7 per 1,000 births | -1.55% |
| 2009 | 12.9 per 1,000 births | -0.77% |
| 2008 | 13 per 1,000 births | -1.52% |
| 2007 | 13.2 per 1,000 births | -1.49% |
| 2006 | 13.4 per 1,000 births | -0.74% |
| 2005 | 13.5 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.5 per 1,000 births | +0.75% |
| 2003 | 13.4 per 1,000 births | +0.75% |
| 2002 | 13.3 per 1,000 births | +1.53% |
| 2001 | 13.1 per 1,000 births | +0.77% |
| 2000 | 13 per 1,000 births | +0.78% |
| 1999 | 12.9 per 1,000 births | +0.78% |
| 1998 | 12.8 per 1,000 births | -0.78% |
| 1997 | 12.9 per 1,000 births | -1.53% |
| 1996 | 13.1 per 1,000 births | -2.24% |
| 1995 | 13.4 per 1,000 births | -2.90% |
| 1994 | 13.8 per 1,000 births | -3.50% |
| 1993 | 14.3 per 1,000 births | -3.38% |
| 1992 | 14.8 per 1,000 births | -4.52% |
| 1991 | 15.5 per 1,000 births | -4.32% |
| 1990 | 16.2 per 1,000 births | -4.14% |
| 1989 | 16.9 per 1,000 births | -3.98% |
| 1988 | 17.6 per 1,000 births | -3.30% |
| 1987 | 18.2 per 1,000 births | -3.19% |
| 1986 | 18.8 per 1,000 births | -3.09% |
| 1985 | 19.4 per 1,000 births | -3.00% |
| 1984 | 20 per 1,000 births | -3.38% |
| 1983 | 20.7 per 1,000 births | -3.72% |
| 1982 | 21.5 per 1,000 births | -4.44% |
| 1981 | 22.5 per 1,000 births | -5.06% |
| 1980 | 23.7 per 1,000 births | -5.20% |
| 1979 | 25 per 1,000 births | -6.02% |
| 1978 | 26.6 per 1,000 births | -5.67% |
| 1977 | 28.2 per 1,000 births | -5.69% |
| 1976 | 29.9 per 1,000 births | -5.38% |
| 1975 | 31.6 per 1,000 births | -5.39% |
| 1974 | 33.4 per 1,000 births | -5.38% |
| 1973 | 35.3 per 1,000 births | -5.11% |
| 1972 | 37.2 per 1,000 births | -4.86% |
| 1971 | 39.1 per 1,000 births | -4.87% |
| 1970 | 41.1 per 1,000 births | -4.42% |
| 1969 | 43 per 1,000 births | -4.23% |
| 1968 | 44.9 per 1,000 births | -4.26% |
| 1967 | 46.9 per 1,000 births | -4.29% |
| 1966 | 49 per 1,000 births | -4.67% |
| 1965 | 51.4 per 1,000 births | -5.17% |
| 1964 | 54.2 per 1,000 births | -5.57% |
| 1963 | 57.4 per 1,000 births | -6.06% |
| 1962 | 61.1 per 1,000 births | -6.43% |
| 1961 | 65.3 per 1,000 births | -7.11% |
| 1960 | 70.3 per 1,000 births | — |
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