Barbados: Infant mortality

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 Barbados

Infant deaths per 1000 live births

 Latest value 10
 Year 2022
 Measure deaths per 1000 live births
 Data availability 1960 - 2022
 Average 24
 Min - Max 10 - 71
 Source UNICEF
The latest value from 2022 is 10 deaths per 1000 live births, unchanged from 10 deaths per 1000 live births in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 19 deaths per 1000 live births, based on data from 187 countries. Historically, the average for Barbados from 1960 to 2022 is 24 deaths per 1000 live births. The minimum value, 10 deaths per 1000 live births, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 71 deaths per 1000 live births was recorded in 1960. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Barbados - Infant mortality - Recent values chart

Historical series
Barbados - Infant mortality - historical chart - 1960-2022




Definition: Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

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 Maternal mortality 39 2020 deaths per 100,000 births
 Neonatal mortality 7 2022 deaths per 1000 births
 Infant mortality 10 2022 deaths per 1000 live births
 Child mortality 11 2022 deaths per 1000 births
 Child mortality, female 10 2022 deaths per 1000 births
 Child mortality, male 12 2022 deaths per 1000 births
 Older child mortality rate 1 2022 deaths per 1000 births
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