Bahamas vs British Virgin Islands: Child mortality rate

Bahamas
1.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
British Virgin Islands
1.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bahamas rank
113th
British Virgin Islands rank
112th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Bahamas
  • British Virgin Islands
02.557.51012.5195519892024

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 1.24 deaths per 100 live births against 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in Bahamas, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

Bahamas ranks 113th and British Virgin Islands ranks 112th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and British Virgin Islands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas British Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 2.96 deaths per 100 live births 5.3 deaths per 100 live births 2.34 deaths per 100 live births British Virgin Islands
1970s 3.08 deaths per 100 live births 4.07 deaths per 100 live births 0.9881 deaths per 100 live births British Virgin Islands
1980s 2.75 deaths per 100 live births 2.95 deaths per 100 live births 0.197 deaths per 100 live births British Virgin Islands
1990s 1.92 deaths per 100 live births 1.95 deaths per 100 live births 0.0314 deaths per 100 live births British Virgin Islands
2000s 1.65 deaths per 100 live births 1.61 deaths per 100 live births 0.0412 deaths per 100 live births Bahamas
2010s 1.53 deaths per 100 live births 1.53 deaths per 100 live births 0.0046 deaths per 100 live births Bahamas
2020s 1.29 deaths per 100 live births 1.31 deaths per 100 live births 0.0243 deaths per 100 live births British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Bahamas or British Virgin Islands?
British Virgin Islands, at 1.24 deaths per 100 live births against 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Bahamas and British Virgin Islands?
0 deaths per 100 live births, with British Virgin Islands 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 rate?
Bahamas ranks 113th and British Virgin Islands ranks 112th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .