What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in British Virgin Islands?

The highest recorded value was 0.7297 under-five deaths per woman in 1955.

What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in British Virgin Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 0.013 under-five deaths per woman in 2017.

How does British Virgin Islands rank for number of child deaths per woman?

British Virgin Islands ranks 139th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.

Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?

Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of child deaths per woman in British Virgin Islands

Name: Number of child deaths per woman in British Virgin Islands
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

British Virgin Islands: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.0136 under-five deaths per woman in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)

0.0136 under-five deaths per woman

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

139th

of 200 countries

All-time high

0.7297 under-five deaths per woman

in 1955

All-time low

0.013 under-five deaths per woman

in 2017

Years of data

1955–2021

Number of child deaths per woman in British Virgin Islands, 1955–2021

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.

Analysis

In 2021, number of child deaths per woman in British Virgin Islands stood at 0.0136 under-five deaths per woman.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.7297 under-five deaths per woman in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0.013 under-five deaths per woman, in 2017.

That places British Virgin Islands 139th out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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	0.6207 under-five deaths per woman	0.5155 under-five deaths per woman	0.7297 under-five deaths per woman	5
1960s	0.3098 under-five deaths per woman	0.1979 under-five deaths per woman	0.4669 under-five deaths per woman	10
1970s	0.1394 under-five deaths per woman	0.108 under-five deaths per woman	0.1833 under-five deaths per woman	10
1980s	0.0609 under-five deaths per woman	0.0361 under-five deaths per woman	0.1013 under-five deaths per woman	10
1990s	0.0336 under-five deaths per woman	0.0262 under-five deaths per woman	0.0373 under-five deaths per woman	10
2000s	0.0222 under-five deaths per woman	0.0192 under-five deaths per woman	0.0314 under-five deaths per woman	10
2010s	0.0165 under-five deaths per woman	0.013 under-five deaths per woman	0.0198 under-five deaths per woman	10
2020s	0.0136 under-five deaths per woman	0.0135 under-five deaths per woman	0.0136 under-five deaths per woman	2

Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands

136 Armenia 0.0151 under-five deaths per woman compare
137 Cuba 0.0148 under-five deaths per woman compare
138 Uruguay 0.0143 under-five deaths per woman compare
140 Saudi Arabia 0.0133 under-five deaths per woman compare
141 Ukraine 0.0128 under-five deaths per woman compare
142 Thailand 0.0127 under-five deaths per woman compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More reference data data for British Virgin Islands

Fertility rate: births per woman 1.04 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.04 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.04 live births per woman (2023)
Median age 37.55 years (2023)
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education 3.2% (2023)

All data for British Virgin Islands →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of child deaths per woman in British Virgin Islands?: Number of child deaths per woman in British Virgin Islands was 0.0136 under-five deaths per woman in 2021, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in British Virgin Islands?: The highest recorded value was 0.7297 under-five deaths per woman in 1955.
What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in British Virgin Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.013 under-five deaths per woman in 2017.
How does British Virgin Islands rank for number of child deaths per woman?: British Virgin Islands ranks 139th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?: Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of child deaths per woman
Unit: under-five deaths per woman
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).