Bhutan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Bhutan
1.72 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bhutan rank
87th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
90th
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Bhutan
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1.72 deaths per 100 live births against 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 87th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 90th of 199 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 vs. share in extreme poverty, Bhutan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Bhutan, at 1.72 deaths per 100 live births against 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty between Bhutan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Bhutan ranks 87th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 90th 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 vs. share in extreme poverty. 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 .