How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Iceland?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

British Virgin Islands vs Iceland: Number of child deaths

British Virgin Islands

4 deaths

in 2024

Iceland

12 deaths

in 2024

British Virgin Islands rank

188th

Iceland rank

185th

Number of child deaths over time

British Virgin Islands
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 12 deaths against 4 deaths in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 8 deaths.

That makes Iceland's figure about 3.0 times British Virgin Islands's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

British Virgin Islands ranks 188th and Iceland ranks 185th of 199 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	British Virgin Islands	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	18.1 deaths	89.2 deaths	71.1 deaths	Iceland
1970s	12.8 deaths	56.7 deaths	43.9 deaths	Iceland
1980s	7.3 deaths	34 deaths	26.7 deaths	Iceland
1990s	5.4 deaths	23.5 deaths	18.1 deaths	Iceland
2000s	4.1 deaths	13.6 deaths	9.5 deaths	Iceland
2010s	4.3 deaths	11.6 deaths	7.3 deaths	Iceland
2020s	4 deaths	12.6 deaths	8.6 deaths	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, British Virgin Islands or Iceland?: Iceland, at 12 deaths against 4 deaths in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between British Virgin Islands and Iceland?: 8 deaths, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Iceland?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do British Virgin Islands and Iceland rank globally for number of child deaths?: British Virgin Islands ranks 188th and Iceland ranks 185th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .