British Virgin Islands vs Uruguay: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
British Virgin Islands
0.0136 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Uruguay
0.0143 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
139th
Uruguay rank
138th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.0143 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0136 under-five deaths per woman in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.0007 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times British Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1955 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 139th and Uruguay ranks 138th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6207 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1758 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4449 under-five deaths per woman | British Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | 0.3098 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1659 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1439 under-five deaths per woman | British Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 0.1394 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1495 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0101 under-five deaths per woman | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.0609 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0754 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0145 under-five deaths per woman | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.0336 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0501 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0165 under-five deaths per woman | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.0222 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0303 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0081 under-five deaths per woman | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.0165 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0174 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0009 under-five deaths per woman | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.0136 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0108 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0027 under-five deaths per woman | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, British Virgin Islands or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.0143 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0136 under-five deaths per woman in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between British Virgin Islands and Uruguay?
- 0.0007 under-five deaths per woman, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Uruguay?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2021.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Uruguay rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 139th and Uruguay ranks 138th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).