What is child mortality in Bhutan?

Child mortality in Bhutan was 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 46.34 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Bhutan rank for child mortality?

Bhutan ranks 87th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Bhutan?

Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Bhutan data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Bhutan

Name: Child mortality in Bhutan
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bhutan: Child mortality was 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.72 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 4.6%

World rank

87th

of 203 countries

All-time high

46.34 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

1.72 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Bhutan, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality in Bhutan is 1.72 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Bhutan peaked at 46.34 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 1.72 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Bhutan ranks 87th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	46.16 deaths per 100 live births	45.99 deaths per 100 live births	46.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	45.78 deaths per 100 live births	45.61 deaths per 100 live births	45.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	45.4 deaths per 100 live births	45.23 deaths per 100 live births	45.57 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	45.02 deaths per 100 live births	44.85 deaths per 100 live births	45.19 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	44.48 deaths per 100 live births	44.82 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	44.28 deaths per 100 live births	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	44.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	43.91 deaths per 100 live births	43.75 deaths per 100 live births	44.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	43.55 deaths per 100 live births	43.38 deaths per 100 live births	43.71 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	43.19 deaths per 100 live births	43.02 deaths per 100 live births	43.35 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	42.83 deaths per 100 live births	42.67 deaths per 100 live births	42.99 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	42.47 deaths per 100 live births	42.31 deaths per 100 live births	42.63 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	42.12 deaths per 100 live births	41.96 deaths per 100 live births	42.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	41.77 deaths per 100 live births	41.61 deaths per 100 live births	41.93 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	40.81 deaths per 100 live births	40.04 deaths per 100 live births	41.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	39.12 deaths per 100 live births	38.36 deaths per 100 live births	39.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	36.58 deaths per 100 live births	34.62 deaths per 100 live births	38.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	30.98 deaths per 100 live births	26.91 deaths per 100 live births	34.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	23.34 deaths per 100 live births	20.27 deaths per 100 live births	26.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	16.35 deaths per 100 live births	13.38 deaths per 100 live births	19.53 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	10.47 deaths per 100 live births	8.22 deaths per 100 live births	12.79 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	5.93 deaths per 100 live births	4.33 deaths per 100 live births	7.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	3.08 deaths per 100 live births	2.27 deaths per 100 live births	4.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.91 deaths per 100 live births	1.72 deaths per 100 live births	2.13 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

84 Lebanon 1.76 deaths per 100 live births compare
85 Vietnam 1.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
86 Saint Lucia 1.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
88 Vanuatu 1.71 deaths per 100 live births compare
89 Kyrgyzstan 1.68 deaths per 100 live births compare
90 North Korea 1.67 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Bhutan

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,591 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 6,883 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,584 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,004 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,614 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7,097 (2025)

All data for Bhutan →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Bhutan?: Child mortality in Bhutan was 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 46.34 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Bhutan rank for child mortality?: Bhutan ranks 87th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.