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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026

British Virgin Islands: Health & Wellbeing

How long, and how well fed, do people live?

British Virgin Islands is placed 77th of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 77.28 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 12.38 (2024).

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Health & Wellbeing

77th

of 200 countries placed

Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics

Not placed in the Country Index 2026 overall: measured on too few topics.

01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place British Virgin Islands on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

  1. Key 1 of 4

    Life Expectancy at Birth

    UN DESA Population Division

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO

    77.28

    Years a newborn would live at current death rates

    Higher is better

    British Virgin Islands: 77.28. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.

    World median
    74.63
    Best in Caribbean
    81.69 Puerto Rico

  2. Key 2 of 4

    Under-Five Mortality Rate

    UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO

    12.38

    Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)

    Lower is better

    British Virgin Islands: 12.38. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.

    World median
    14.54
    Best in Caribbean
    4.653 Turks and Caicos Islands

  3. Key 3 of 4

    Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five

    UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)

    Why it is a key

    Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO

    No reading

    Children under 5 who are stunted (%)

    Lower is better

    UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) publishes no reading from 2014–2024 for British Virgin Islands, so the standing rests on the other keys.

    Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.

    World median
    13.8
    Best in Caribbean
    2.485 Saint Lucia

  4. Key 4 of 4

    Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    No reading

    Population in severe food insecurity (%)

    Lower is better

    FAO publishes no 2024 figure for British Virgin Islands, so the standing rests on the other keys.

    Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.

    World median
    4.9
    Best in Caribbean
    4.4 Grenada

03In context

British Virgin Islands beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.

Caribbean
1st200thNot placed · 24 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on health & wellbeing

British Virgin Islands and Caribbean

British Virgin Islands has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingLife Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death ratesUnder-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%)Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%)
Turks and Caicos Islands39th78.014.6534.61—
Anguilla48th79.315.608——
Cuba56th78.098.5597.127—
Antigua and Barbuda66th77.69.051——
Montserrat=67th76.196.354——
British Virgin Islands77th77.2812.38——
Barbados78th76.189.7647.708—
Bahamas96th74.5512.36——
Grenada103rd75.2117.96—4.4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines109th71.2311.28——
Dominican Republic114th73.7230.636.71716.4
Saint Kitts and Nevis117th72.1415.85——
Jamaica120th71.4817.794.64127.4
Saint Lucia121st72.717.242.485—
Trinidad and Tobago127th73.4918.789.1916.9
Dominica144th71.1335.66——
Haiti176th64.9452.7521.9845.4
Arubanot placed76.35———
Cayman Islandsnot placed80.36———
Curaçaonot placed76.8———
Puerto Riconot placed81.69———
Saint Martinnot placed80.22———
Sint Maartennot placed76.37———
United States Virgin Islandsnot placed75.47———

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Placed either side on health & wellbeing

The countries immediately above and below British Virgin Islands in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where British Virgin Islands is ahead of the world, and behind

9 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median9

Statistics on which British Virgin Islands does better than the middle country measured.

  • PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.456No real change since 2013

    British Virgin Islands: 6 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.

    Position 193rd of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.480No real change since 2015

    British Virgin Islands: 0 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.775.16▼ Worsened since 2013

    British Virgin Islands: 75.16 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.

    Position 168th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.4615.27▼ Worsened since 2013

    British Virgin Islands: 15.27 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.

    Position 141st of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1636.502No real change since 2013

    British Virgin Islands: 6.502 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.

    Position 120th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1346.436No real change since 2014

    British Virgin Islands: 6.436 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.

    Position 118th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3916.73▼ Worsened since 2013

    British Virgin Islands: 16.73 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.

    Position 103rd of 222 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8582.508No real change since 2014

    British Virgin Islands: 2.508 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.

    Position 108th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2611.39▼ Worsened since 2014

    British Virgin Islands: 11.39 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.

    Position 106th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No current reading for British Virgin Islands

Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Agreement That Vaccines Are Safe, Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four Visits, Average Weekly Hours Worked, Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, Caesarean Section Rate, Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of Pneumonia, Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Spending, Children with Functional Difficulties, Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric Consumption, Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method), Cost of a Healthy Diet, Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, Dietary Energy Supply, Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Fish and Seafood Supply per Person, Fruit Supply per Person, Gender Inequality Index, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Global Report on Food Crises, HPV Vaccination Coverage, Girls, Human Capital Index, Human Development Index, Immunisation Coverage, DTP3, Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1), INFORM Severity Index, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Institutional Deliveries, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Maternal Mortality Ratio, Meat Supply per Person, Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with Diarrhoea, Overweight Prevalence in Children Under Five, Pesticide Use per Hectare, Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two Days, Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Undernourishment, Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and Tubers, Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, Vegetable Supply per Person, Violent Discipline of Children and Wasting Prevalence in Children Under Five. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

05Country Index 2026

Health & Wellbeing among British Virgin Islands’s 3 topics

Health & Wellbeing is British Virgin Islands’s best-placed topic of 3. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile
  1. Health & Wellbeing77th of 200
  2. Mobility & Trade90th of 177
  3. Education & Knowledge161st of 198

No standing on Governance & Institutions, Economy & Innovation, Work & Labour, Development & Human Capital, Environment & Sustainability, Gender & Equality, Democracy & Civil Liberties, Peace & Security, Risk & Resilience, Food & Agriculture, Poverty & Inequality, Energy, Digital & Technology: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.

06The top of the list

Who leads on health & wellbeing

The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders British Virgin Islands can most readily be measured against.

All 200 countries
  1. 1

    San Marino

    Southern Europe

    1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys

    Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Monaco

    Western Europe

    2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys

    Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    Andorra

    Southern Europe

    3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys

    Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest placed on all 4 keys

    South Korea5th4/4 keys

  2. Highest in Americas

    United States=30th4/4 keys

  3. Highest in Caribbean

    Turks and Caicos Islands39th3/4 keys

  4. This page

    British Virgin Islands77th2/4 keys

Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Analysis

Charts and analysis about British Virgin Islands and health & wellbeing

All charts

08Questions

British Virgin Islands on health & wellbeing: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does British Virgin Islands rank on health & wellbeing?

British Virgin Islands is placed 77th of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth and Under-Five Mortality Rate). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for British Virgin Islands?

77.28 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.

What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for British Virgin Islands?

12.38 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.

How have British Virgin Islands’s health & wellbeing figures changed?

Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 74.75 in 2000 to 77.28 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 16.84 in 2000 to 12.38 in 2024.

Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for British Virgin Islands?

No current reading is published for British Virgin Islands on Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Agreement That Vaccines Are Safe, Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four Visits, Average Weekly Hours Worked, Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, Caesarean Section Rate, Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of Pneumonia, Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Spending, Children with Functional Difficulties, Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric Consumption, Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method), Cost of a Healthy Diet, Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, Dietary Energy Supply, Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Fish and Seafood Supply per Person, Fruit Supply per Person, Gender Inequality Index, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Global Report on Food Crises, HPV Vaccination Coverage, Girls, Human Capital Index, Human Development Index, Immunisation Coverage, DTP3, Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1), INFORM Severity Index, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Institutional Deliveries, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Maternal Mortality Ratio, Meat Supply per Person, Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with Diarrhoea, Overweight Prevalence in Children Under Five, Pesticide Use per Hectare, Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two Days, Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Undernourishment, Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and Tubers, Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, Vegetable Supply per Person, Violent Discipline of Children and Wasting Prevalence in Children Under Five. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

09Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.

About health & wellbeing, in full

How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 9 statistics on this page come from 4 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

British Virgin Islands’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). British Virgin Islands: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/british-virgin-islands/health

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