Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Barbados
Barbados: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 900 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted 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, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 152 Latvia 1,400 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Barbados?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Barbados was 900 in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,600 in 2002.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 900 in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Barbados ranks 154th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted 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 World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.