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Neonatal mortality rate in Bhutan

Bhutan: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.7309 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.7309 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
107th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.33 deaths per 100 live births
in 1989
All-time low
0.7309 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
36
1989–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Bhutan, 1989–2024

12341989200620241989: 4.3 deaths per 100 live births1990: 4.2 deaths per 100 live births1991: 4.1 deaths per 100 live births1992: 4 deaths per 100 live births1993: 3.9 deaths per 100 live births1994: 3.8 deaths per 100 live births1995: 3.7 deaths per 100 live births1996: 3.6 deaths per 100 live births1997: 3.4 deaths per 100 live births1998: 3.3 deaths per 100 live births1999: 3.2 deaths per 100 live births2000: 3.1 deaths per 100 live births2001: 3 deaths per 100 live births2002: 2.9 deaths per 100 live births2003: 2.8 deaths per 100 live births2004: 2.7 deaths per 100 live births2005: 2.6 deaths per 100 live births2006: 2.5 deaths per 100 live births2007: 2.4 deaths per 100 live births2008: 2.3 deaths per 100 live births2009: 2.2 deaths per 100 live births2010: 2 deaths per 100 live births2011: 1.9 deaths per 100 live births2012: 1.8 deaths per 100 live births2013: 1.7 deaths per 100 live births2014: 1.5 deaths per 100 live births2015: 1.4 deaths per 100 live births2016: 1.3 deaths per 100 live births2017: 1.2 deaths per 100 live births2018: 1.1 deaths per 100 live births2019: 1 deaths per 100 live births2020: 0.924 deaths per 100 live births2021: 0.858 deaths per 100 live births2022: 0.809 deaths per 100 live births2023: 0.765 deaths per 100 live births2024: 0.731 deaths per 100 live births

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Bhutan is 0.7309 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Bhutan peaked at 4.33 deaths per 100 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.7309 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Bhutan 107th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Neonatal mortality rate in Bhutan, year by year

Year deaths per 100 live births Change
1989 4.33 deaths per 100 live births —
1990 4.23 deaths per 100 live births -2.4%
1991 4.13 deaths per 100 live births -2.4%
1992 4.02 deaths per 100 live births -2.6%
1993 3.91 deaths per 100 live births -2.8%
1994 3.79 deaths per 100 live births -3.0%
1995 3.68 deaths per 100 live births -2.8%
1996 3.56 deaths per 100 live births -3.2%
1997 3.44 deaths per 100 live births -3.4%
1998 3.32 deaths per 100 live births -3.5%
1999 3.21 deaths per 100 live births -3.3%
2000 3.1 deaths per 100 live births -3.4%
2001 2.99 deaths per 100 live births -3.4%
2002 2.89 deaths per 100 live births -3.5%
2003 2.78 deaths per 100 live births -3.7%
2004 2.67 deaths per 100 live births -4.0%
2005 2.56 deaths per 100 live births -4.1%
2006 2.46 deaths per 100 live births -4.0%
2007 2.35 deaths per 100 live births -4.2%
2008 2.26 deaths per 100 live births -4.1%
2009 2.15 deaths per 100 live births -4.5%
2010 2.05 deaths per 100 live births -5.0%
2011 1.94 deaths per 100 live births -5.5%
2012 1.81 deaths per 100 live births -6.7%
2013 1.66 deaths per 100 live births -8.1%
2014 1.53 deaths per 100 live births -7.9%
2015 1.41 deaths per 100 live births -8.0%
2016 1.3 deaths per 100 live births -7.8%
2017 1.19 deaths per 100 live births -8.1%
2018 1.1 deaths per 100 live births -8.1%
2019 1.01 deaths per 100 live births -8.2%
2020 0.9238 deaths per 100 live births -8.1%
2021 0.8581 deaths per 100 live births -7.1%
2022 0.8086 deaths per 100 live births -5.8%
2023 0.765 deaths per 100 live births -5.4%
2024 0.7309 deaths per 100 live births -4.5%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

  • Bhutan's 0.7309 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.81 deaths per 100 live births, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bhutan's 0.7309 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.13 deaths per 100 live births, 65% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.33 deaths per 100 live births 4.33 deaths per 100 live births 4.33 deaths per 100 live births 1
1990s 3.73 deaths per 100 live births 3.21 deaths per 100 live births 4.23 deaths per 100 live births 10
2000s 2.62 deaths per 100 live births 2.15 deaths per 100 live births 3.1 deaths per 100 live births 10
2010s 1.5 deaths per 100 live births 1.01 deaths per 100 live births 2.05 deaths per 100 live births 10
2020s 0.8173 deaths per 100 live births 0.7309 deaths per 100 live births 0.9238 deaths per 100 live births 5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 104 Uzbekistan 0.765 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 105 Jordan 0.7414 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 106 Bolivia 0.7341 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 108 Costa Rica 0.7303 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 109 Iran 0.7202 deaths per 100 live births compare
  6. 110 Mongolia 0.716 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Bhutan?
Neonatal mortality rate in Bhutan was 0.7309 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 4.33 deaths per 100 live births in 1989.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7309 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Bhutan rank for neonatal mortality rate?
Bhutan ranks 107th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .