Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bhutan
Bhutan: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.4865 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.4865 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
182nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.672 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.4865 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bhutan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bhutan is 0.4865 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bhutan peaked at 0.672 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4865 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Bhutan ranks 182nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.672 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5974 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5886 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5809 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5662 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5508 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5396 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5331 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5247 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5203 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5194 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5213 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5258 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.532 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5395 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5382 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5289 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5215 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5002 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4865 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.4865 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7062 deaths per 100,000 people, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.4865 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.6602 deaths per 100,000 people, 74% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5869 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5331 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.672 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5272 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5194 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5395 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4933 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4865 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5002 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 179 Algeria 0.5044 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 180 Uganda 0.4999 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 181 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4985 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 183 Singapore 0.4783 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 184 Tajikistan 0.4477 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 185 Nicaragua 0.4373 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bhutan?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bhutan was 0.4865 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.672 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4865 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Bhutan ranks 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.