Share of children who have anemia in Barbados
Barbados: Share of children who have anemia was 20.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of children who have anemia in Barbados, 2000–2019
Source: Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 20.0% for share of children who have anemia in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have anemia in Barbados peaked at 22.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2019.
Barbados ranks 137th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of children who have anemia in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.4% | — |
| 2001 | 21.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -0.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 20.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.3%, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 20.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.5%, 89% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2% | 21.4% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.0% | 21.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who have anemia in Barbados?
- Share of children who have anemia in Barbados was 20.0% in 2019, according to Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have anemia recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of children who have anemia recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for share of children who have anemia?
- Barbados ranks 137th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of children who have anemia rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have anemia. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children under the age of five with anemia. Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.