British Virgin Islands vs Cook Islands: Child mortality rate by sex
British Virgin Islands
1.22 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cook Islands
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
104th
Cook Islands rank
102nd
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 1.29 deaths per 100 live births against 1.22 deaths per 100 live births in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times British Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Cook Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 104th and Cook Islands ranks 102nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 3 and Cook Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.3 deaths per 100 live births | 14.27 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 5.7 deaths per 100 live births | 8.07 deaths per 100 live births | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | 3.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4553 deaths per 100 live births | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0311 deaths per 100 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3874 deaths per 100 live births | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0296 deaths per 100 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2457 deaths per 100 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0336 deaths per 100 live births | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, British Virgin Islands or Cook Islands?
- Cook Islands, at 1.29 deaths per 100 live births against 1.22 deaths per 100 live births in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between British Virgin Islands and Cook Islands?
- 0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Cook Islands?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Cook Islands rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 104th and Cook Islands ranks 102nd 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 rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .