Child mortality rate in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Child mortality rate was 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in British Virgin Islands, 1955–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality rate in British Virgin Islands stood at 1.24 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in British Virgin Islands peaked at 12.21 deaths per 100 live births in 1955 and was at its lowest, 1.24 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
British Virgin Islands ranks 112th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.87 deaths per 100 live births | 9.61 deaths per 100 live births | 12.21 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
| 1960s | 6.93 deaths per 100 live births | 5.14 deaths per 100 live births | 9.05 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.07 deaths per 100 live births | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 4.86 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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More health data for British Virgin Islands
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,597 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 245 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 207 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 239 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 220 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 218 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 211 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 201 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 15,971 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in British Virgin Islands?
- Child mortality rate in British Virgin Islands was 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 12.21 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for child mortality rate?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 112th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .