Which has higher child mortality, Bhutan or Vietnam?

Vietnam, at 1.73 against 1.72 in Bhutan as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Vietnam?

57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan

1.72

in 2024

Vietnam

1.73

in 2024

Bhutan rank

86th

Vietnam rank

85th

Vietnam currently reports 1.73 against 1.72 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 86th and Vietnam ranks 85th of 200 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Decade	Bhutan	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1960s	27.24	11.57	15.67	Bhutan
1970s	23.34	9.32	14.01	Bhutan
1980s	16.35	6.25	10.1	Bhutan
1990s	10.47	4.1	6.37	Bhutan
2000s	5.94	2.62	3.32	Bhutan
2010s	3.08	2.17	0.906	Bhutan
2020s	1.91	1.84	0.072	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher child mortality, Bhutan or Vietnam?: Vietnam, at 1.73 against 1.72 in Bhutan as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Bhutan and Vietnam?: 0.01, 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?: Bhutan ranks 86th and Vietnam ranks 85th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.