British Virgin Islands vs Samoa: Mortality rate, under-5, female
British Virgin Islands
12.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Samoa
13.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
102nd
Samoa rank
99th
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 13.3 per 1,000 live births against 12.2 per 1,000 live births in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 1.1 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times British Virgin Islands's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
British Virgin Islands ranks 102nd and Samoa ranks 99th of 197 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.04 per 1,000 live births | 86.38 per 1,000 live births | 29.34 per 1,000 live births | Samoa |
| 1970s | 32.73 per 1,000 live births | 53.31 per 1,000 live births | 20.58 per 1,000 live births | Samoa |
| 1980s | 25.28 per 1,000 live births | 33.07 per 1,000 live births | 7.79 per 1,000 live births | Samoa |
| 1990s | 17.39 per 1,000 live births | 23.05 per 1,000 live births | 5.66 per 1,000 live births | Samoa |
| 2000s | 15.24 per 1,000 live births | 18.07 per 1,000 live births | 2.83 per 1,000 live births | Samoa |
| 2010s | 15.36 per 1,000 live births | 16.66 per 1,000 live births | 1.3 per 1,000 live births | Samoa |
| 2020s | 13.02 per 1,000 live births | 14.12 per 1,000 live births | 1.1 per 1,000 live births | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, British Virgin Islands or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 13.3 per 1,000 live births against 12.2 per 1,000 live births in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between British Virgin Islands and Samoa?
- 1.1 per 1,000 live births, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Samoa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Samoa rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 102nd and Samoa ranks 99th 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, under-5, female (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
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.