Number of under-five deaths in Bhutan
Bhutan: Number of under-five deaths was 170 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths in Bhutan, 1973–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths in Bhutan is 170, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Bhutan peaked at 3,695 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 170, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 154th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,677 | 3,630 | 3,695 | 7 |
| 1980s | 3,272 | 2,907 | 3,585 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,060 | 1,319 | 2,809 | 10 |
| 2000s | 849.9 | 595 | 1,202 | 10 |
| 2010s | 372.7 | 225 | 546 | 10 |
| 2020s | 189.6 | 170 | 210 | 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 under-five deaths in Bhutan?
- Number of under-five deaths in Bhutan was 170 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,695 in 1974.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 170 in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Bhutan ranks 154th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.