Barbados vs Iran: Number of child deaths per woman
Barbados
0.0177 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Iran
0.0171 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Barbados rank
128th
Iran rank
130th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Barbados
- Iran
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.0177 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0171 under-five deaths per woman in Iran, a difference of 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Iran ahead.
Barbados ranks 128th and Iran ranks 130th of 200 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4384 under-five deaths per woman | 2.47 under-five deaths per woman | 2.03 under-five deaths per woman | Iran |
| 1960s | 0.183 under-five deaths per woman | 1.86 under-five deaths per woman | 1.68 under-five deaths per woman | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.0969 under-five deaths per woman | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9186 under-five deaths per woman | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.042 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5058 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4638 under-five deaths per woman | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.027 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1603 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1333 under-five deaths per woman | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.0258 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0512 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0254 under-five deaths per woman | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.0209 under-five deaths per woman | 0.031 under-five deaths per woman | 0.01 under-five deaths per woman | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.0181 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0194 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0013 under-five deaths per woman | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Barbados or Iran?
- Barbados, at 0.0177 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0171 under-five deaths per woman in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Barbados and Iran?
- 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Iran?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Iran rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Barbados ranks 128th and Iran ranks 130th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).