Bahamas vs British Virgin Islands: Child mortality by sex
Bahamas
1.33 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
British Virgin Islands
1.25 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bahamas rank
112th
British Virgin Islands rank
115th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Bahamas
- British Virgin Islands
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1.33 deaths per 100 live births against 1.25 deaths per 100 live births in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times British Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
Bahamas ranks 112th and British Virgin Islands ranks 115th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and British Virgin Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | British Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.15 deaths per 100 live births | 6.29 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | 4.82 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 2.93 deaths per 100 live births | 3.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4202 deaths per 100 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0954 deaths per 100 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0776 deaths per 100 live births | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1169 deaths per 100 live births | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0651 deaths per 100 live births | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Bahamas or British Virgin Islands?
- Bahamas, at 1.33 deaths per 100 live births against 1.25 deaths per 100 live births in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Bahamas and British Virgin Islands?
- 0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and British Virgin Islands?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and British Virgin Islands rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Bahamas ranks 112th and British Virgin Islands ranks 115th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .