Bhutan vs North Korea: Child mortality
Bhutan
1.72 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
North Korea
1.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bhutan rank
87th
North Korea rank
90th
Child mortality over time
- Bhutan
- North Korea
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1.72 deaths per 100 live births against 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in North Korea, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was North Korea ahead.
Bhutan ranks 87th and North Korea ranks 90th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 11 and North Korea in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 46.16 deaths per 100 live births | 50.03 deaths per 100 live births | 3.87 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 1810s | 45.78 deaths per 100 live births | 50.03 deaths per 100 live births | 4.26 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 1820s | 45.4 deaths per 100 live births | 50.03 deaths per 100 live births | 4.64 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 1830s | 45.02 deaths per 100 live births | 50.03 deaths per 100 live births | 5.01 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 1840s | 44.65 deaths per 100 live births | 50.03 deaths per 100 live births | 5.39 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 1850s | 44.28 deaths per 100 live births | 50.03 deaths per 100 live births | 5.76 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 1860s | 43.91 deaths per 100 live births | 50.03 deaths per 100 live births | 6.12 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 1870s | 43.55 deaths per 100 live births | 50.03 deaths per 100 live births | 6.49 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 1880s | 43.19 deaths per 100 live births | 50.03 deaths per 100 live births | 6.85 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 1890s | 42.83 deaths per 100 live births | 50.02 deaths per 100 live births | 7.19 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 1900s | 42.47 deaths per 100 live births | 51.1 deaths per 100 live births | 8.63 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 1910s | 42.12 deaths per 100 live births | 49.14 deaths per 100 live births | 7.02 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 1920s | 41.77 deaths per 100 live births | 40.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7749 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 40.81 deaths per 100 live births | 28.44 deaths per 100 live births | 12.37 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 39.12 deaths per 100 live births | 21.53 deaths per 100 live births | 17.58 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 36.58 deaths per 100 live births | 22.01 deaths per 100 live births | 14.57 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 30.98 deaths per 100 live births | 9.6 deaths per 100 live births | 21.38 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 23.34 deaths per 100 live births | 5.53 deaths per 100 live births | 17.81 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 16.35 deaths per 100 live births | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | 12.49 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 10.47 deaths per 100 live births | 7.34 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 5.93 deaths per 100 live births | 5.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6866 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8212 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1641 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Bhutan or North Korea?
- Bhutan, at 1.72 deaths per 100 live births against 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Bhutan and North Korea?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and North Korea?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and North Korea rank globally for child mortality?
- Bhutan ranks 87th and North Korea ranks 90th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.