British Virgin Islands vs Colombia: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
British Virgin Islands
12.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Colombia
11.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
110th
Colombia rank
113th
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Colombia
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 12.4 per 1,000 live births against 11.5 per 1,000 live births in Colombia, a difference of 0.9 per 1,000 live births.
That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 110th and Colombia ranks 113th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.27 per 1,000 live births | 117.81 per 1,000 live births | 48.54 per 1,000 live births | Colombia |
| 1970s | 40.66 per 1,000 live births | 80.3 per 1,000 live births | 39.64 per 1,000 live births | Colombia |
| 1980s | 29.51 per 1,000 live births | 46.86 per 1,000 live births | 17.35 per 1,000 live births | Colombia |
| 1990s | 19.51 per 1,000 live births | 30.6 per 1,000 live births | 11.09 per 1,000 live births | Colombia |
| 2000s | 16.06 per 1,000 live births | 21.8 per 1,000 live births | 5.74 per 1,000 live births | Colombia |
| 2010s | 15.24 per 1,000 live births | 15.79 per 1,000 live births | 0.55 per 1,000 live births | Colombia |
| 2020s | 13.1 per 1,000 live births | 12.3 per 1,000 live births | 0.8 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, British Virgin Islands or Colombia?
- British Virgin Islands, at 12.4 per 1,000 live births against 11.5 per 1,000 live births in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between British Virgin Islands and Colombia?
- 0.9 per 1,000 live births, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Colombia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Colombia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 110th and Colombia ranks 113th 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.