What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Bhutan and Indonesia?

0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Indonesia ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Indonesia: Mortality rate, under-5

Bhutan

17.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Indonesia

17.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Bhutan rank

85th

Indonesia rank

82nd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Bhutan
Indonesia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 17.7 per 1,000 live births against 17.2 per 1,000 live births in Bhutan, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

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

Bhutan ranks 85th and Indonesia ranks 82nd of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 6 and Indonesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	272.4 per 1,000 live births	174.65 per 1,000 live births	97.75 per 1,000 live births	Bhutan
1970s	233.36 per 1,000 live births	144.07 per 1,000 live births	89.29 per 1,000 live births	Bhutan
1980s	163.5 per 1,000 live births	103.62 per 1,000 live births	59.88 per 1,000 live births	Bhutan
1990s	104.69 per 1,000 live births	67.72 per 1,000 live births	36.97 per 1,000 live births	Bhutan
2000s	59.35 per 1,000 live births	42.68 per 1,000 live births	16.67 per 1,000 live births	Bhutan
2010s	30.76 per 1,000 live births	26.91 per 1,000 live births	3.85 per 1,000 live births	Bhutan
2020s	19.1 per 1,000 live births	19.18 per 1,000 live births	0.08 per 1,000 live births	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Bhutan or Indonesia?: Indonesia, at 17.7 per 1,000 live births against 17.2 per 1,000 live births in Bhutan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Bhutan and Indonesia?: 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Indonesia?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Indonesia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Bhutan ranks 85th and Indonesia ranks 82nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.