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