Child mortality vs population growth in Bhutan
Bhutan: Child mortality vs population growth was 0.6553 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs population growth in Bhutan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality vs population growth in Bhutan is 0.6553, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs population growth in Bhutan peaked at 2.78 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.6071, in 2019.
That places Bhutan 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.12 | 2.08 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.33 | 2.18 | 2.49 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.65 | 2.53 | 2.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.76 | 2.71 | 2.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 | 1.88 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 | 1.28 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.926 | 0.6071 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6638 | 0.6553 | 0.6677 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 127 Cayman Islands 0.7037 compare
- 127 Sri Lanka 0.7037 compare
- 130 Turkey 0.5963 compare
- 131 Gibraltar 0.556 compare
- 132 Azerbaijan 0.5553 compare
More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,531 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 5,563 (2025)
- Population, male 53.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 4,611 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 4,814 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 4,815 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 5,026 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs population growth in Bhutan?
- Child mortality vs population growth in Bhutan was 0.6553 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs population growth recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 in 1982.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs population growth recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6071 in 2019.
- How does Bhutan rank for child mortality vs population growth?
- Bhutan ranks 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality vs population growth rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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