Barbados
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
90.4 / 100
Rank
#66
Data coverage
94%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
93.9
Education
96.8
Poverty & Water
98.3
Adolescent & Digital
73.9
Protection
84.9
Environment & Exposure
94.5
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 9.80 | 2024 | 96.1 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 7.70 | 2012 | 92.3 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 94.00 | 2024 | 94.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 6.80 | 2012 | 93.2 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 96.69 | 2018 | 96.7 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 93.63 | 2018 | 93.6 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 100.00 | 2012 | 100.0 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 1.70 | 2016 | 98.3 | World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 45.01 | 2024 | 77.5 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 70.36 | 2024 | 70.4 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 98.70 | 2012 | 98.7 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 29.20 | 2012 | 70.8 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 7.44 | 2023 | 85.1 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 10.91 | 2023 | 89.1 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 100.00 | 2024 | 100.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 90.6 (v1.0) to 90.4 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect -0.2 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about Barbados.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Barbados itself.
Its rank moved from #62 to #66; rank movement between versions also reflects the larger ranked set and other countries’ new-indicator scores, so it is not, by itself, evidence of change in this country. The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.