What is child mortality rate in Bhutan?

Child mortality rate 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 rate recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 27.57 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Bhutan?

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

How does Bhutan rank for child mortality rate?

Bhutan ranks 86th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Bhutan?

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

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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Bhutan

Name: Child mortality rate 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 rate was 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.72 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 4.4%

World rank

86th

of 200 countries

All-time high

27.57 deaths per 100 live births

in 1968

All-time low

1.72 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1968–2024

Child mortality rate in Bhutan, 1968–2024

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

In 2024, child mortality rate in Bhutan stood at 1.72 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.

The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Bhutan peaked at 27.57 deaths per 100 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.72 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Bhutan ranks 86th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	27.24 deaths per 100 live births	26.91 deaths per 100 live births	27.57 deaths per 100 live births	2
1970s	23.34 deaths per 100 live births	20.28 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	12.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	5.94 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

83 Indonesia 1.77 deaths per 100 live births compare
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

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More health data for Bhutan

Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Bhutan?: Child mortality rate 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 rate recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 27.57 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Bhutan rank for child mortality rate?: Bhutan ranks 86th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
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: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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