Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 2 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in British Virgin Islands, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 2 deaths for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in British Virgin Islands peaked at 3 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2 deaths, in 1998.
That places British Virgin Islands 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2 deaths | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 3 deaths | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 deaths | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 deaths | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 deaths | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9 deaths | 2 deaths | 3 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1 deaths | 2 deaths | 3 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 deaths | 2 deaths | 3 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 deaths | 2 deaths | 2 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in British Virgin Islands?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in British Virgin Islands was 2 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 deaths in 1998.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .