What is child mortality by income level of country in Bhutan?

Child mortality by income level of country in Bhutan was 1.72 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 child mortality by income level of country recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 27.57 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.

What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Bhutan rank for child mortality by income level of country?

Bhutan ranks 87th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Bhutan?

Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. 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 Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality by income level of country in Bhutan

Name: Child mortality by income level of country in Bhutan
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bhutan: Child mortality by income level of country was 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.72 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 4.6%

World rank

87th

of 199 countries

All-time high

27.57 deaths per 100 live births

in 1968

All-time low

1.72 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1968–2024

Child mortality by income level of country in Bhutan, 1968–2024

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 child mortality by income level of country in Bhutan is 1.72 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in Bhutan peaked at 27.57 deaths per 100 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.72 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Bhutan ranks 87th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	27.24 deaths per 100 live births	26.91 deaths per 100 live births	27.57 deaths per 100 live births	2
1970s	23.34 deaths per 100 live births	20.27 deaths per 100 live births	26.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	16.35 deaths per 100 live births	13.38 deaths per 100 live births	19.53 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	10.47 deaths per 100 live births	8.22 deaths per 100 live births	12.79 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	5.93 deaths per 100 live births	4.33 deaths per 100 live births	7.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	3.08 deaths per 100 live births	2.27 deaths per 100 live births	4.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.91 deaths per 100 live births	1.72 deaths per 100 live births	2.13 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

84 Lebanon 1.76 deaths per 100 live births compare
85 Vietnam 1.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
86 Saint Lucia 1.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
88 Vanuatu 1.71 deaths per 100 live births compare
89 Kyrgyzstan 1.68 deaths per 100 live births compare
90 North Korea 1.67 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Bhutan

Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 6,272 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 26,102 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 7.2% (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 6,494 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 6,862 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 6,162 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 6,142 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 6,797 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 6.1% (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 6,787 (2025)

All data for Bhutan →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality by income level of country in Bhutan?: Child mortality by income level of country in Bhutan was 1.72 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 child mortality by income level of country recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 27.57 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.
What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Bhutan rank for child mortality by income level of country?: Bhutan ranks 87th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. 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 Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality by income level of country
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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .