British Virgin Islands vs Seychelles: Infant mortality rate by sex
British Virgin Islands
1.15 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Seychelles
1.19 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
98th
Seychelles rank
96th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles 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 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 98th and Seychelles ranks 96th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 4 and Seychelles in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.09 deaths per 100 live births | 7.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0563 deaths per 100 live births | Seychelles |
| 1960s | 4.37 deaths per 100 live births | 6.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9146 deaths per 100 live births | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5107 deaths per 100 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3494 deaths per 100 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2475 deaths per 100 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2154 deaths per 100 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0053 deaths per 100 live births | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, British Virgin Islands or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, 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 Seychelles?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Seychelles?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Seychelles rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 98th and Seychelles ranks 96th 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 .