Barbados vs Nicaragua: Mortality rate, infant
Barbados
9.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Nicaragua
10.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Barbados rank
119th
Nicaragua rank
116th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Barbados
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 10.3 per 1,000 live births against 9.3 per 1,000 live births in Barbados, a difference of 1 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 119th and Nicaragua ranks 116th of 195 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.74 per 1,000 live births | 108.76 per 1,000 live births | 76.02 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 19.93 per 1,000 live births | 67.15 per 1,000 live births | 47.22 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 13.95 per 1,000 live births | 42.68 per 1,000 live births | 28.73 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 13.24 per 1,000 live births | 24.6 per 1,000 live births | 11.36 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 11.77 per 1,000 live births | 15.08 per 1,000 live births | 3.31 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 9.75 per 1,000 live births | 10.93 per 1,000 live births | 1.18 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Barbados or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 10.3 per 1,000 live births against 9.3 per 1,000 live births in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 1 per 1,000 live births, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Nicaragua rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Barbados ranks 119th and Nicaragua ranks 116th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release