Number of neonatal deaths in Bhutan
Bhutan: Number of neonatal deaths was 72 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of neonatal deaths in Bhutan, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Bhutan is 72, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Bhutan peaked at 952 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 72, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 156th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 716.2 | 502 | 952 | 10 |
| 2000s | 370.8 | 294 | 466 | 10 |
| 2010s | 177.5 | 96 | 272 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.4 | 72 | 92 | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Bhutan?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Bhutan was 72 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 952 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 72 in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Bhutan ranks 156th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. 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 Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.