Bhutan vs Indonesia: Child mortality rate
Bhutan
1.72 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Indonesia
1.77 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bhutan rank
86th
Indonesia rank
83rd
Child mortality rate over time
- Bhutan
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 1.77 deaths per 100 live births against 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in Bhutan, a difference of 0.05 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 86th and Indonesia ranks 83rd of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 6 and Indonesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.24 deaths per 100 live births | 17.46 deaths per 100 live births | 9.78 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 23.34 deaths per 100 live births | 14.41 deaths per 100 live births | 8.93 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 16.35 deaths per 100 live births | 10.36 deaths per 100 live births | 5.99 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 10.47 deaths per 100 live births | 6.77 deaths per 100 live births | 3.7 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 5.94 deaths per 100 live births | 4.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.385 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 0.008 deaths per 100 live births | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Bhutan or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 1.77 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 between Bhutan and Indonesia?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Indonesia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Indonesia rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Bhutan ranks 86th and Indonesia ranks 83rd of 200 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.