Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Bhutan
Bhutan: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years was 9.3 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Bhutan, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Bhutan is 9.3 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Bhutan peaked at 19.1 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.3 per 1,000, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 43rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.1 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 18.2 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 17.4 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 16.6 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 16 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 15.4 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 14.9 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 14.4 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 14.1 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 13.8 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 14.1 per 1,000 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 13.2 per 1,000 | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 13.1 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.9 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 12.7 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 12.6 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 12.5 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.4 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.3 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 12.2 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.1 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 12 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 12 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.8 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 11.7 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 11.5 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 11.3 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 11 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 10.8 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 10.5 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 10.2 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 10 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 9.7 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 9.5 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 9.3 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.99 per 1,000 | 13.8 per 1,000 | 19.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8 per 1,000 | 12.2 per 1,000 | 14.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.47 per 1,000 | 10.5 per 1,000 | 12.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.74 per 1,000 | 9.3 per 1,000 | 10.2 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 40 Ecuador 9.5 per 1,000 compare
- 40 Papua New Guinea 9.5 per 1,000 compare
- 40 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 9.5 per 1,000 compare
- 44 Namibia 9 per 1,000 compare
- 44 Tanzania, United Republic of 9 per 1,000 compare
- 46 Mauritania 8.8 per 1,000 compare
- 46 Yemen 8.8 per 1,000 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Bhutan?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Bhutan was 9.3 per 1,000 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years?
- Bhutan ranks 43rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 10-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 10, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.