Bhutan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Bhutan
0.0314 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0.0308 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Bhutan rank
100th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
101st
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Bhutan
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.0314 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0308 under-five deaths per woman in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 100th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 101st of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 6 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.81 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2975 under-five deaths per woman | 1.52 under-five deaths per woman | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 1.54 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1817 under-five deaths per woman | 1.36 under-five deaths per woman | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1009 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9156 under-five deaths per woman | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.4994 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1559 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3435 under-five deaths per woman | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.1724 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1028 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0695 under-five deaths per woman | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.0608 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0417 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0191 under-five deaths per woman | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.0319 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0321 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Bhutan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Bhutan, at 0.0314 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0308 under-five deaths per woman in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Bhutan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Bhutan ranks 100th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 101st 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).