British Virgin Islands vs Iran: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
British Virgin Islands
9.14 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iran
9.36 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
123rd
Iran rank
120th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 9.36 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.14 deaths per 1,000 people in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 123rd and Iran ranks 120th of 236 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 88.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 213.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 124.92 deaths per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 1960s | 47.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 174.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 127.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 1970s | 28.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 121.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 92.74 deaths per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 1980s | 21.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 66.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 44.53 deaths per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 1990s | 14.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.21 deaths per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 2000s | 12 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.77 deaths per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 2010s | 11.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.95 deaths per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 2020s | 9.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3126 deaths per 1,000 people | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, British Virgin Islands or Iran?
- Iran, at 9.36 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.14 deaths per 1,000 people in British Virgin Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between British Virgin Islands and Iran?
- 0.22 deaths per 1,000 people, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Iran?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Iran rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 123rd and Iran ranks 120th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.