Stillbirth rate in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Stillbirth rate was 0.6502 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in British Virgin Islands, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in British Virgin Islands is 0.6502 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.8626 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6502 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places British Virgin Islands 120th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirth rate in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8626 deaths per 100 births | — |
| 2001 | 0.8464 deaths per 100 births | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8303 deaths per 100 births | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8184 deaths per 100 births | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8077 deaths per 100 births | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7977 deaths per 100 births | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7879 deaths per 100 births | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7773 deaths per 100 births | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7683 deaths per 100 births | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7641 deaths per 100 births | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7601 deaths per 100 births | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7574 deaths per 100 births | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.756 deaths per 100 births | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7514 deaths per 100 births | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7447 deaths per 100 births | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7354 deaths per 100 births | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7262 deaths per 100 births | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7167 deaths per 100 births | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.705 deaths per 100 births | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6931 deaths per 100 births | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.684 deaths per 100 births | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6742 deaths per 100 births | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6611 deaths per 100 births | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6502 deaths per 100 births | -1.7% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 0.6502 deaths per 100 births is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2839 deaths per 100 births, 2.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 0.6502 deaths per 100 births is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8266 deaths per 100 births, 79% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8061 deaths per 100 births | 0.7641 deaths per 100 births | 0.8626 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7346 deaths per 100 births | 0.6931 deaths per 100 births | 0.7601 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6674 deaths per 100 births | 0.6502 deaths per 100 births | 0.684 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
More population data for British Virgin Islands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.722 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -9.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.722 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5775 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 186.08 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,033 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in British Virgin Islands?
- Stillbirth rate in British Virgin Islands was 0.6502 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8626 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6502 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for stillbirth rate?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 120th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.