British Virgin Islands vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Infant mortality rate by sex
British Virgin Islands
1.15 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.19 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
98th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
95th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 1.19 deaths per 100 live births against 1.15 deaths per 100 live births in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 98th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 95th of 199 countries.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.09 deaths per 100 live births | 8.54 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1960s | 4.37 deaths per 100 live births | 6.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1970s | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 3.79 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6311 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 4.28 deaths per 100 live births | 2.79 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1739 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.031 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, British Virgin Islands or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 1.19 deaths per 100 live births against 1.15 deaths per 100 live births in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between British Virgin Islands and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 98th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 95th 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 Infant 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 one year, per 100 live births .