What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between British Virgin Islands and Palau?

0 deaths, with British Virgin Islands ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

British Virgin Islands vs Palau: Number of infants who die before age 1

British Virgin Islands

4 deaths

in 2023

Palau

4 deaths

in 2023

British Virgin Islands rank

209th

Palau rank

209th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

British Virgin Islands
Palau

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 4 deaths against 4 deaths in Palau, a difference of 0 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 209th and Palau ranks 209th of 236 countries.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	British Virgin Islands	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1950s	25.6 deaths	31.5 deaths	5.9 deaths	Palau
1960s	15.3 deaths	30 deaths	14.7 deaths	Palau
1970s	11 deaths	18.8 deaths	7.8 deaths	Palau
1980s	6.3 deaths	10 deaths	3.7 deaths	Palau
1990s	5.1 deaths	8.8 deaths	3.7 deaths	Palau
2000s	3.8 deaths	5.1 deaths	1.3 deaths	Palau
2010s	4 deaths	4 deaths	0 deaths	—
2020s	4 deaths	4 deaths	0 deaths	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, British Virgin Islands or Palau?: British Virgin Islands, at 4 deaths against 4 deaths in Palau as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between British Virgin Islands and Palau?: 0 deaths, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Palau?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Palau rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: British Virgin Islands ranks 209th and Palau ranks 209th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.