Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — British Virgin Islands

Under-five mortality rate in the British Virgin Islands in 2024 — 12.4 per 1,000. Ranked 86 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 86.3%.

2024 12.4 per 1,000 −2.36% vs 2023
World rank 86of 196
Period maximum 90.5 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 12.4 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — British Virgin Islands, 1960–2024025507510019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 90.5 per 1,0001962: 79.9 per 1,0001964: 70.3 per 1,0001966: 61.9 per 1,0001968: 54.6 per 1,0001970: 48.6 per 1,0001972: 43.8 per 1,0001974: 40.4 per 1,0001976: 38 per 1,0001978: 36.2 per 1,0001980: 34.5 per 1,0001982: 32.5 per 1,0001984: 30.3 per 1,0001986: 27.8 per 1,0001988: 25.3 per 1,0001990: 22.9 per 1,0001992: 21 per 1,0001994: 19.4 per 1,0001996: 18.3 per 1,0001998: 17.5 per 1,0002000: 16.8 per 1,0002002: 16.4 per 1,0002004: 16 per 1,0002006: 15.8 per 1,0002008: 15.7 per 1,0002010: 15.6 per 1,0002012: 15.6 per 1,0002014: 15.6 per 1,0002016: 15.2 per 1,0002018: 14.6 per 1,0002020: 13.8 per 1,0002022: 13.1 per 1,0002024: 12.4 per 1,000
Change over the period: −78.1 (−86.3%) Average annual rate: -3.06 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands 12.4 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Latin America & Caribbean 15.4 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 4.8 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — British Virgin Islands, by year British Virgin Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 12.4 −0.3 −2.36%
2023 12.7 −0.4 −3.05%
2022 13.1 −0.4 −2.96%
2021 13.5 −0.3 −2.17%
2020 13.8 −0.4 −2.82%
2019 14.2 −0.4 −2.74%
2018 14.6 −0.3 −2.01%
2017 14.9 −0.3 −1.97%
2016 15.2 −0.3 −1.94%
2015 15.5 −0.1 −0.64%
2014 15.6 +0 +0%
2013 15.6 +0 +0%
2012 15.6 +0 +0%
2011 15.6 +0 +0%
2010 15.6 +0 +0%
2009 15.6 −0.1 −0.64%
2008 15.7 +0 +0%
2007 15.7 −0.1 −0.63%
2006 15.8 −0.1 −0.63%
2005 15.9 −0.1 −0.62%
2004 16 −0.1 −0.62%
2003 16.1 −0.3 −1.83%
2002 16.4 −0.2 −1.2%
2001 16.6 −0.2 −1.19%
2000 16.8 −0.3 −1.75%
1999 17.1 −0.4 −2.29%
1998 17.5 −0.4 −2.23%
1997 17.9 −0.4 −2.19%
1996 18.3 −0.6 −3.17%
1995 18.9 −0.5 −2.58%
1994 19.4 −0.8 −3.96%
1993 20.2 −0.8 −3.81%
1992 21 −0.9 −4.11%
1991 21.9 −1 −4.37%
1990 22.9 −1.2 −4.98%
1989 24.1 −1.2 −4.74%
1988 25.3 −1.2 −4.53%
1987 26.5 −1.3 −4.68%
1986 27.8 −1.3 −4.47%
1985 29.1 −1.2 −3.96%
1984 30.3 −1.1 −3.5%
1983 31.4 −1.1 −3.38%
1982 32.5 −1.1 −3.27%
1981 33.6 −0.9 −2.61%
1980 34.5 −0.9 −2.54%
1979 35.4 −0.8 −2.21%
1978 36.2 −0.9 −2.43%
1977 37.1 −0.9 −2.37%
1976 38 −1.1 −2.81%
1975 39.1 −1.3 −3.22%
1974 40.4 −1.6 −3.81%
1973 42 −1.8 −4.11%
1972 43.8 −2.2 −4.78%
1971 46 −2.6 −5.35%
1970 48.6 −2.8 −5.45%
1969 51.4 −3.2 −5.86%
1968 54.6 −3.5 −6.02%
1967 58.1 −3.8 −6.14%
1966 61.9 −4.1 −6.21%
1965 66 −4.3 −6.12%
1964 70.3 −4.7 −6.27%
1963 75 −4.9 −6.13%
1962 79.9 −5.1 −6%
1961 85 −5.5 −6.08%
1960 90.5

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.