Bahamas vs British Virgin Islands: Mortality rate, under-5
Bahamas
12.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
British Virgin Islands
12.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bahamas rank
110th
British Virgin Islands rank
110th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Bahamas
- British Virgin Islands
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 12.4 per 1,000 live births against 12.4 per 1,000 live births in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0 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 110th and British Virgin Islands ranks 110th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and British Virgin Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | British Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.6 per 1,000 live births | 53 per 1,000 live births | 23.4 per 1,000 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 30.8 per 1,000 live births | 40.66 per 1,000 live births | 9.86 per 1,000 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 27.55 per 1,000 live births | 29.51 per 1,000 live births | 1.96 per 1,000 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 19.18 per 1,000 live births | 19.51 per 1,000 live births | 0.33 per 1,000 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 16.47 per 1,000 live births | 16.06 per 1,000 live births | 0.41 per 1,000 live births | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 15.31 per 1,000 live births | 15.24 per 1,000 live births | 0.07 per 1,000 live births | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 12.88 per 1,000 live births | 13.1 per 1,000 live births | 0.22 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, under-5, Bahamas or British Virgin Islands?
- Bahamas, at 12.4 per 1,000 live births against 12.4 per 1,000 live births in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Bahamas and British Virgin Islands?
- 0 per 1,000 live births, with Bahamas 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, under-5?
- Bahamas ranks 110th and British Virgin Islands ranks 110th 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.