Bhutan vs Cambodia: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Bhutan
17.45 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cambodia
17 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bhutan rank
70th
Cambodia rank
72nd
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 17.45 deaths per 1,000 people against 17 deaths per 1,000 people in Cambodia, a difference of 0.45 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 70th and Cambodia ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Cambodia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 234.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 161.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 72.94 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 209.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 137.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 71.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 161.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 147.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.13 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 112.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 100.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.95 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 74.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 85.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.73 deaths per 1,000 people | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 43.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 52.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 9 deaths per 1,000 people | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 24.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.562 deaths per 1,000 people | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 18.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4057 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Bhutan or Cambodia?
- Bhutan, at 17.45 deaths per 1,000 people against 17 deaths per 1,000 people in Cambodia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Bhutan and Cambodia?
- 0.45 deaths per 1,000 people, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cambodia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Cambodia rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Bhutan ranks 70th and Cambodia ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.