Bhutan vs North Korea: Infant mortality rate by sex
Bhutan
1.21 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
North Korea
1.19 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bhutan rank
94th
North Korea rank
95th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Bhutan
- North Korea
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1.21 deaths per 100 live births against 1.19 deaths per 100 live births in North Korea, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 94th and North Korea ranks 95th of 199 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18 deaths per 100 live births | 5.15 deaths per 100 live births | 12.85 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 15.74 deaths per 100 live births | 3.79 deaths per 100 live births | 11.95 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 11.32 deaths per 100 live births | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | 8.62 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 7.35 deaths per 100 live births | 4.28 deaths per 100 live births | 3.07 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9626 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5377 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0879 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Bhutan or North Korea?
- Bhutan, at 1.21 deaths per 100 live births against 1.19 deaths per 100 live births in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Bhutan and North Korea?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and North Korea?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and North Korea rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Bhutan ranks 94th and North Korea ranks 95th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .