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
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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

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
195 places, 10,178 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release