Infant mortality rate in Bhutan
Bhutan: Infant mortality rate was 13.69 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 13.69 for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Bhutan peaked at 59.37 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.69, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 83rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.37 | — |
| 2001 | 56.04 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 52.79 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 49.65 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 46.61 | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 43.68 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 40.88 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 38.26 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 35.83 | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 33.59 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 31.51 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 29.53 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 27.69 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 25.96 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 24.39 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 22.91 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 21.56 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 20.3 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 19.07 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 17.93 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 16.86 | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 15.88 | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 15.06 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 14.31 | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 13.69 | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.67 | 33.59 | 59.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.08 | 17.93 | 31.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.16 | 13.69 | 16.86 | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0058 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.2568 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Bhutan?
- Infant mortality rate in Bhutan was 13.69 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 59.37 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.69 in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for infant mortality rate?
- Bhutan ranks 83rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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