Bhutan vs Vietnam: Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Bhutan
1.72 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Vietnam
1.73 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bhutan rank
87th
Vietnam rank
85th
Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Bhutan
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 1.73 deaths per 100 live births against 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in Bhutan, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 87th and Vietnam ranks 85th of 199 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.24 deaths per 100 live births | 11.57 deaths per 100 live births | 15.67 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 23.34 deaths per 100 live births | 9.32 deaths per 100 live births | 14.01 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 16.35 deaths per 100 live births | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | 10.1 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 10.47 deaths per 100 live births | 4.1 deaths per 100 live births | 6.37 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 5.93 deaths per 100 live births | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.907 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0713 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index, Bhutan or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 1.73 deaths per 100 live births against 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index between Bhutan and Vietnam?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Vietnam?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Vietnam rank globally for child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index?
- Bhutan ranks 87th and Vietnam ranks 85th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .