Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Bhutan or Denmark?

Bhutan, at 226 deaths against 199 deaths in Denmark as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Denmark: Number of children who die before age 5

Bhutan

226 deaths

in 2023

Denmark

199 deaths

in 2023

Bhutan rank

147th

Denmark rank

148th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Bhutan
Denmark

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 226 deaths against 199 deaths in Denmark, a difference of 27 deaths.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.

Bhutan ranks 147th and Denmark ranks 148th of 236 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,979 deaths	2,338 deaths	641.7 deaths	Bhutan
1960s	3,552 deaths	1,718 deaths	1,834 deaths	Bhutan
1970s	3,750 deaths	916.9 deaths	2,833 deaths	Bhutan
1980s	3,335 deaths	540.2 deaths	2,795 deaths	Bhutan
1990s	2,037 deaths	463.1 deaths	1,574 deaths	Bhutan
2000s	862.6 deaths	329.5 deaths	533.1 deaths	Bhutan
2010s	381.7 deaths	239.4 deaths	142.3 deaths	Bhutan
2020s	238.5 deaths	215 deaths	23.5 deaths	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Bhutan or Denmark?: Bhutan, at 226 deaths against 199 deaths in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Bhutan and Denmark?: 27 deaths, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Denmark?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Denmark rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Bhutan ranks 147th and Denmark ranks 148th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.