Mortality rate, under-5 in Bhutan
Bhutan: Mortality rate, under-5 was 17.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, under-5 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, under-5 in Bhutan stood at 17.2 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Bhutan peaked at 275.7 per 1,000 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 17.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 85th 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 | 272.4 per 1,000 live births | 269.1 per 1,000 live births | 275.7 per 1,000 live births | 2 |
| 1970s | 233.36 per 1,000 live births | 202.8 per 1,000 live births | 262.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 163.5 per 1,000 live births | 133.8 per 1,000 live births | 195.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 104.69 per 1,000 live births | 82.2 per 1,000 live births | 128 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.35 per 1,000 live births | 43.3 per 1,000 live births | 77.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.76 per 1,000 live births | 22.7 per 1,000 live births | 40.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1 per 1,000 live births | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | 21.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Bhutan
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 6,787 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 6.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 26,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 6,862 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 6,272 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 6,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 6,819 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 6,142 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 52,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 6,162 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Bhutan?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Bhutan was 17.2 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, under-5 recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 275.7 per 1,000 live births in 1968.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Bhutan ranks 85th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.