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British Virgin Islands · Health

Longevity, mortality, health system capacity and risk factors.

23 indicators · 6 with data

Longevity

Life expectancy

years

81st of 217 · 16th in Latin America
Life expectancyBritish Virgin Islands's life expectancy rose from 74.1 yrs in 1995 to 77.4 yrs in 2024.19952000200520102015202073747576777877.4 yrs

British Virgin Islands's life expectancy rose from 74.1 yrs in 1995 to 77.4 yrs in 2024.

Mortality

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

92nd of 196 · 17th in Latin America
Infant mortalityBritish Virgin Islands's infant mortality fell from 16.0 ‰ in 1995 to 11.4 ‰ in 2024.19952000200520102015202012141611.4 ‰

British Virgin Islands's infant mortality fell from 16.0 ‰ in 1995 to 11.4 ‰ in 2024.

Under-5 mortality rate

per 1,000 live births

86th of 196 · 13th in Latin America
Under-5 mortality rateBritish Virgin Islands's under-5 mortality rate fell from 18.9 ‰ in 1995 to 12.4 ‰ in 2024.199520002005201020152020121416182012.4 ‰

British Virgin Islands's under-5 mortality rate fell from 18.9 ‰ in 1995 to 12.4 ‰ in 2024.

Capacity

Nurses and midwives

per 1,000 people

23rd of 180 · 2nd in Latin America*
Nurses and midwivesBritish Virgin Islands's nurses and midwives rose from 8.2 ‰ in 2015 to 9.1 ‰ in 2018.201520162017201888.599.5109.1 ‰

British Virgin Islands's nurses and midwives rose from 8.2 ‰ in 2015 to 9.1 ‰ in 2018.

Risk factors

Alcohol

litres of pure alcohol per year

30th of 200 · 7th in Latin America
AlcoholBritish Virgin Islands's alcohol fell from 16.7 in 2000 to 10.7 in 2024.20002005201020152020101214161810.7

British Virgin Islands's alcohol fell from 16.7 in 2000 to 10.7 in 2024.

Disease

Incidence of tuberculosis

per 100,000 people

1st of 208 · 1st in Latin America
Incidence of tuberculosisBritish Virgin Islands's incidence of tuberculosis fell from 4.9 /100k in 2000 to 0.0 /100k in 2024.2000200520102015202002468100.0 /100k

British Virgin Islands's incidence of tuberculosis fell from 4.9 /100k in 2000 to 0.0 /100k in 2024.

No data available (17)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for British Virgin Islands.

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