What is stillbirth rate in Barbados?

Stillbirth rate in Barbados was 0.433 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Barbados?

The highest recorded value was 0.6181 deaths per 100 births in 2000.

What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 0.433 deaths per 100 births in 2023.

How does Barbados rank for stillbirth rate?

Barbados ranks 144th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.

Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Barbados data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Stillbirth rate in Barbados

Name: Stillbirth rate in Barbados
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Barbados: Stillbirth rate was 0.433 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.433 deaths per 100 births

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

144th

of 196 countries

All-time high

0.6181 deaths per 100 births

in 2000

All-time low

0.433 deaths per 100 births

in 2023

Years of data

2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Barbados, 2000–2023

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.

Analysis

In 2023, stillbirth rate in Barbados stood at 0.433 deaths per 100 births. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Barbados peaked at 0.6181 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.433 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.

Barbados ranks 144th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.6008 deaths per 100 births	0.5711 deaths per 100 births	0.6181 deaths per 100 births	10
2010s	0.5049 deaths per 100 births	0.4551 deaths per 100 births	0.5598 deaths per 100 births	10
2020s	0.4415 deaths per 100 births	0.433 deaths per 100 births	0.4501 deaths per 100 births	4

Countries ranked near Barbados

141 Costa Rica 0.4497 deaths per 100 births compare
142 Turkey 0.4397 deaths per 100 births compare
143 Mongolia 0.4367 deaths per 100 births compare
145 Brunei 0.4306 deaths per 100 births compare
146 Kazakhstan 0.4294 deaths per 100 births compare
147 Uruguay 0.4211 deaths per 100 births compare

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More population data for Barbados

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 8,035 people (2100)
Population density 452.82 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.7% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.71 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 5 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.71 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.71 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 0.1% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.71 live births per woman (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Barbados?: Stillbirth rate in Barbados was 0.433 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 0.6181 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 0.433 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
How does Barbados rank for stillbirth rate?: Barbados ranks 144th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Stillbirth rate
Unit: deaths per 100 births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.