Barbados vs British Virgin Islands: Mortality rate, neonatal
Barbados
6.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
British Virgin Islands
6.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Barbados rank
113th
British Virgin Islands rank
117th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Barbados
- British Virgin Islands
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 6.6 per 1,000 live births against 6.4 per 1,000 live births in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
Barbados ranks 113th and British Virgin Islands ranks 117th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and British Virgin Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | British Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.6 per 1,000 live births | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | 0.3 per 1,000 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 9.89 per 1,000 live births | 10.49 per 1,000 live births | 0.6 per 1,000 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 9.54 per 1,000 live births | 8.58 per 1,000 live births | 0.96 per 1,000 live births | Barbados |
| 2010s | 8.78 per 1,000 live births | 8.09 per 1,000 live births | 0.69 per 1,000 live births | Barbados |
| 2020s | 7.06 per 1,000 live births | 6.86 per 1,000 live births | 0.2 per 1,000 live births | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Barbados or British Virgin Islands?
- Barbados, at 6.6 per 1,000 live births against 6.4 per 1,000 live births in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Barbados and British Virgin Islands?
- 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and British Virgin Islands?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and British Virgin Islands rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Barbados ranks 113th and British Virgin Islands ranks 117th 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, neonatal (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
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.