Number of youth deaths in Bhutan
Bhutan: Number of youth deaths was 253 deaths in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of youth deaths in Bhutan, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Bhutan stood at 253 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Bhutan peaked at 3,087 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 253 deaths, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 147th of 199 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.
Number of youth deaths in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,087 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 2,982 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 2,840 deaths | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 2,594 deaths | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 2,361 deaths | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 2,178 deaths | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 1,983 deaths | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 1,809 deaths | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 1,669 deaths | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 1,543 deaths | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 1,453 deaths | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 1,313 deaths | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 1,210 deaths | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 1,117 deaths | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 1,038 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 975 deaths | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 916 deaths | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 861 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 806 deaths | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 751 deaths | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 695 deaths | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 641 deaths | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 594 deaths | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 550 deaths | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 509 deaths | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 471 deaths | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 435 deaths | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 396 deaths | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 360 deaths | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 329 deaths | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 309 deaths | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 294 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 280 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 267 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 253 deaths | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,305 deaths | 1,543 deaths | 3,087 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,044 deaths | 751 deaths | 1,453 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 498 deaths | 329 deaths | 695 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 280.6 deaths | 253 deaths | 309 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Bhutan?
- Number of youth deaths in Bhutan was 253 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,087 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 253 deaths in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for number of youth deaths?
- Bhutan ranks 147th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.