Bhutan vs Vanuatu: Mortality rate, under-5
Bhutan
17.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Vanuatu
17.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bhutan rank
85th
Vanuatu rank
87th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Bhutan
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 17.2 per 1,000 live births against 17.1 per 1,000 live births in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 57 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 85th and Vanuatu ranks 87th of 196 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 272.4 per 1,000 live births | 114.85 per 1,000 live births | 157.55 per 1,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 233.36 per 1,000 live births | 89.82 per 1,000 live births | 143.54 per 1,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 163.5 per 1,000 live births | 50.55 per 1,000 live births | 112.95 per 1,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 104.69 per 1,000 live births | 30.32 per 1,000 live births | 74.37 per 1,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 59.35 per 1,000 live births | 24.54 per 1,000 live births | 34.81 per 1,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 30.76 per 1,000 live births | 19.07 per 1,000 live births | 11.69 per 1,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 19.1 per 1,000 live births | 17.7 per 1,000 live births | 1.4 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 Vanuatu?
- Bhutan, at 17.2 per 1,000 live births against 17.1 per 1,000 live births in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Bhutan and Vanuatu?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Vanuatu?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Vanuatu rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Bhutan ranks 85th and Vanuatu ranks 87th 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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About this data
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.