What is mortality rate, infant in Bhutan?

Mortality rate, infant in Bhutan was 13.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 192.6 per 1,000 live births in 1968.

What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 13.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Bhutan rank for mortality rate, infant?

Bhutan ranks 93rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Bhutan?

Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Bhutan data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, infant in Bhutan

Name: Mortality rate, infant in Bhutan
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Bhutan: Mortality rate, infant was 13.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

13.7 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 4.2%

World rank

93rd

of 195 countries

All-time high

192.6 per 1,000 live births

in 1968

All-time low

13.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1968–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Bhutan, 1968–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Bhutan stood at 13.7 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Bhutan peaked at 192.6 per 1,000 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 13.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Bhutan ranks 93rd of 195 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	190.55 per 1,000 live births	188.5 per 1,000 live births	192.6 per 1,000 live births	2
1970s	166.25 per 1,000 live births	146.5 per 1,000 live births	184.6 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	119.97 per 1,000 live births	99.6 per 1,000 live births	141.5 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	78.95 per 1,000 live births	62.8 per 1,000 live births	95.4 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	45.68 per 1,000 live births	33.6 per 1,000 live births	59.4 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	24.09 per 1,000 live births	17.9 per 1,000 live births	31.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	15.18 per 1,000 live births	13.7 per 1,000 live births	16.9 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

90 Bolivia 14.2 per 1,000 live births compare
91 Saint Kitts and Nevis 13.9 per 1,000 live births compare
92 Mauritius 13.8 per 1,000 live births compare
94 North Korea 13.3 per 1,000 live births compare
95 Seychelles 12.9 per 1,000 live births compare
96 Honduras 12.8 per 1,000 live births compare
96 Uzbekistan 12.8 per 1,000 live births compare

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More health data for Bhutan

Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 6,862 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 6,494 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 26,102 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 7.2% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 26,697 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 6,787 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 6,797 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 6,162 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 7,055 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 6,272 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Bhutan?: Mortality rate, infant in Bhutan was 13.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 192.6 per 1,000 live births in 1968.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 13.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Bhutan rank for mortality rate, infant?: Bhutan ranks 93rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.