Number children stunted who in Barbados

Barbados: Number children stunted who was 900 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
900
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
154th
of 162 countries
All-time high
1,600
in 2002
All-time low
900
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number children stunted who in Barbados, 2000–2024

05001.0k1.5k2000201220242000: 1.5k2001: 1.5k2002: 1.6k2003: 1.6k2004: 1.6k2005: 1.5k2006: 1.5k2007: 1.5k2008: 1.5k2009: 1.5k2010: 1.4k2011: 1.4k2012: 1.3k2013: 1.3k2014: 1.2k2015: 1.2k2016: 1.1k2017: 1.1k2018: 1.0k2019: 1.0k2020: 1.0k2021: 9002022: 9002023: 9002024: 900

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, number children stunted who in Barbados stood at 900. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number children stunted who in Barbados peaked at 1,600 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 900, in 2021.

Barbados ranks 154th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Number children stunted who in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Number children stunted who in Barbados, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 1,500 —
2001 1,500 +0.0%
2002 1,600 +6.7%
2003 1,600 +0.0%
2004 1,600 +0.0%
2005 1,500 -6.2%
2006 1,500 +0.0%
2007 1,500 +0.0%
2008 1,500 +0.0%
2009 1,500 +0.0%
2010 1,400 -6.7%
2011 1,400 +0.0%
2012 1,300 -7.1%
2013 1,300 +0.0%
2014 1,200 -7.7%
2015 1,200 +0.0%
2016 1,100 -8.3%
2017 1,100 +0.0%
2018 1,000 -9.1%
2019 1,000 +0.0%
2020 1,000 +0.0%
2021 900 -10.0%
2022 900 +0.0%
2023 900 +0.0%
2024 900 +0.0%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 900 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11,800, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 900 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,400, 2% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,530 1,500 1,600 10
2010s 1,200 1,000 1,400 10
2020s 920 900 1,000 5

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 152 Latvia 1,400 compare
  2. 153 Marshall Islands 1,200 compare
  3. 155 Estonia 800 compare
  4. 155 Malta 800 compare
  5. 157 Seychelles 600 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number children stunted who in Barbados?
Number children stunted who in Barbados was 900 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number children stunted who recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 1,600 in 2002.
What is the lowest number children stunted who recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 900 in 2021.
How does Barbados rank for number children stunted who?
Barbados ranks 154th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
Is number children stunted who rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number children stunted who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number children stunted who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
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