Bhutan vs Mauritius: Infant mortality rate

Bhutan
1.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritius
1.38 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bhutan rank
94th
Mauritius rank
93rd

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Bhutan
  • Mauritius
05101520195619902024

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 1.38 deaths per 100 live births against 1.37 deaths per 100 live births in Bhutan, a difference of 0.01 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 94th and Mauritius ranks 93rd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Mauritius Difference Ahead
1960s 19.06 deaths per 100 live births 6.61 deaths per 100 live births 12.45 deaths per 100 live births Bhutan
1970s 16.63 deaths per 100 live births 4.91 deaths per 100 live births 11.72 deaths per 100 live births Bhutan
1980s 12 deaths per 100 live births 2.58 deaths per 100 live births 9.42 deaths per 100 live births Bhutan
1990s 7.9 deaths per 100 live births 1.9 deaths per 100 live births 5.99 deaths per 100 live births Bhutan
2000s 4.57 deaths per 100 live births 1.41 deaths per 100 live births 3.16 deaths per 100 live births Bhutan
2010s 2.41 deaths per 100 live births 1.32 deaths per 100 live births 1.08 deaths per 100 live births Bhutan
2020s 1.52 deaths per 100 live births 1.4 deaths per 100 live births 0.1207 deaths per 100 live births Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Bhutan or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 1.38 deaths per 100 live births against 1.37 deaths per 100 live births in Bhutan as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Bhutan and Mauritius?
0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Mauritius?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Mauritius rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Bhutan ranks 94th and Mauritius ranks 93rd 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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .