Bahamas vs British Virgin Islands: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
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 (per 1,000 live births) 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.
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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.