British Virgin Islands vs Panama: Mortality rate, infant
British Virgin Islands
11.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Panama
12 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
105th
Panama rank
102nd
Mortality rate, infant over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 12 per 1,000 live births against 11.4 per 1,000 live births in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times British Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 105th and Panama ranks 102nd of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.28 per 1,000 live births | 59.22 per 1,000 live births | 4.94 per 1,000 live births | Panama |
| 1970s | 32.38 per 1,000 live births | 41.52 per 1,000 live births | 9.14 per 1,000 live births | Panama |
| 1980s | 24.19 per 1,000 live births | 28.97 per 1,000 live births | 4.78 per 1,000 live births | Panama |
| 1990s | 16.57 per 1,000 live births | 22.42 per 1,000 live births | 5.85 per 1,000 live births | Panama |
| 2000s | 14.14 per 1,000 live births | 17.81 per 1,000 live births | 3.67 per 1,000 live births | Panama |
| 2010s | 13.85 per 1,000 live births | 13.73 per 1,000 live births | 0.12 per 1,000 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 12.06 per 1,000 live births | 12 per 1,000 live births | 0.06 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, British Virgin Islands or Panama?
- Panama, at 12 per 1,000 live births against 11.4 per 1,000 live births in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between British Virgin Islands and Panama?
- 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Panama?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Panama rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 105th and Panama ranks 102nd 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.