Children moderately or severely stunted in Barbados
Barbados: Children moderately or severely stunted was 0.9 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Barbados, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Barbados stood at 0.9 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Barbados peaked at 1.6 num th in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9 num th, in 2021.
Barbados ranks 155th of 163 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 | 1.53 num th | 1.5 num th | 1.6 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 num th | 1 num th | 1.4 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.92 num th | 0.9 num th | 1 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 153 Latvia 1.4 num th compare
- 154 Marshall Islands 1.2 num th compare
- 156 Estonia 0.8 num th compare
- 156 Malta 0.8 num th compare
- 158 Seychelles 0.6 num th compare
More development goals data for Barbados
- Red List Index 0.7762 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 130.75 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,176 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 23 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Barbados?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Barbados was 0.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 num th in 2002.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 num th in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Barbados ranks 155th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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