Bhutan vs Vanuatu: Child mortality rate
Bhutan
1.72 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.71 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bhutan rank
87th
Vanuatu rank
88th
Child mortality rate over time
- Bhutan
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1.72 deaths per 100 live births against 1.71 deaths per 100 live births in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 57 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 87th and Vanuatu ranks 88th of 199 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 | 27.24 deaths per 100 live births | 11.49 deaths per 100 live births | 15.75 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 23.34 deaths per 100 live births | 8.98 deaths per 100 live births | 14.35 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 16.35 deaths per 100 live births | 5.06 deaths per 100 live births | 11.3 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 10.47 deaths per 100 live births | 3.03 deaths per 100 live births | 7.44 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 5.93 deaths per 100 live births | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | 3.48 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1393 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Bhutan or Vanuatu?
- Bhutan, at 1.72 deaths per 100 live births against 1.71 deaths per 100 live births in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Bhutan and Vanuatu?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 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 child mortality rate?
- Bhutan ranks 87th and Vanuatu ranks 88th 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .