Neonatal mortality rate in Bhutan
Bhutan: Neonatal mortality rate was 2.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Bhutan, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Bhutan is 2.1%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Bhutan peaked at 11.6% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2019.
Bhutan ranks 43rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.0% | 10.4% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.5% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 5.8% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Bhutan?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Bhutan was 2.1% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2019.
- How does Bhutan rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Bhutan ranks 43rd out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days