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

0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Bhutan ahead.

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

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 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 Kyrgyzstan: Mortality rate, under-5

Bhutan

17.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Kyrgyzstan

16.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Bhutan rank

85th

Kyrgyzstan rank

88th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Bhutan
Kyrgyzstan

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 17.2 per 1,000 live births against 16.8 per 1,000 live births in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 85th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 88th of 197 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Kyrgyzstan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	216.76 per 1,000 live births	108.54 per 1,000 live births	108.22 per 1,000 live births	Bhutan
1980s	163.5 per 1,000 live births	82.25 per 1,000 live births	81.25 per 1,000 live births	Bhutan
1990s	104.69 per 1,000 live births	62.01 per 1,000 live births	42.68 per 1,000 live births	Bhutan
2000s	59.35 per 1,000 live births	40.64 per 1,000 live births	18.71 per 1,000 live births	Bhutan
2010s	30.76 per 1,000 live births	23.2 per 1,000 live births	7.56 per 1,000 live births	Bhutan
2020s	19.1 per 1,000 live births	17.28 per 1,000 live births	1.82 per 1,000 live births	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Bhutan or Kyrgyzstan?: Bhutan, at 17.2 per 1,000 live births against 16.8 per 1,000 live births in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Bhutan and Kyrgyzstan?: 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Kyrgyzstan?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Bhutan ranks 85th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 88th of 197 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: 244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 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.