Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Barbados
Barbados: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 5.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Barbados stood at 5.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Barbados peaked at 8.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2022.
Barbados ranks 133rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.1% | — |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 5.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.9%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 5.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.9%, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 8.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More infrastructure data for Barbados
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 323,482 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.58 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 121,314 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 42.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4297 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.2761 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 121,314 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Barbados?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Barbados was 5.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2022.
- How does Barbados rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Barbados ranks 133rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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