Bahamas vs British Virgin Islands: Mortality rate, infant
Bahamas
11.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
British Virgin Islands
11.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bahamas rank
107th
British Virgin Islands rank
105th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Bahamas
- British Virgin Islands
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 11.4 per 1,000 live births against 11.1 per 1,000 live births in Bahamas, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
Bahamas ranks 107th and British Virgin Islands ranks 105th of 197 countries.
British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | British Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.4 per 1,000 live births | 41.75 per 1,000 live births | 16.35 per 1,000 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 26.22 per 1,000 live births | 32.38 per 1,000 live births | 6.16 per 1,000 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 23.22 per 1,000 live births | 24.19 per 1,000 live births | 0.97 per 1,000 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 16.15 per 1,000 live births | 16.57 per 1,000 live births | 0.42 per 1,000 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 14.12 per 1,000 live births | 14.14 per 1,000 live births | 0.02 per 1,000 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | 13.85 per 1,000 live births | 0.95 per 1,000 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 11.52 per 1,000 live births | 12.06 per 1,000 live births | 0.54 per 1,000 live births | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Bahamas or British Virgin Islands?
- British Virgin Islands, at 11.4 per 1,000 live births against 11.1 per 1,000 live births in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Bahamas and British Virgin Islands?
- 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and British Virgin Islands?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and British Virgin Islands rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Bahamas ranks 107th and British Virgin Islands ranks 105th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.