Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 3.50% to 27.6 in Bhutan in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Bhutan reached an all time high of 293 in 1968 and an all time low of 27.6 in 2020. When compared to Bhutan's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Bangladesh amounted to 29.1, 7.30 in China, 32.6 in India and 28.2 in Nepal in 2020.
Bhutan has been ranked 61st within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Bangladesh | 40.1 | 38.1 | 36.1 | 34.2 | 32.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | 34.6 | 33.1 | 31.9 | 30.7 | 29.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 11.6 | 10.7 | 9.90 | 9.20 | 8.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| India | 46.2 | 43.5 | 41.0 | 38.6 | 36.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 2.80 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.60 | 2.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | 54.1 | 52.2 | 50.3 | 48.5 | 46.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | 37.4 | 35.5 | 33.7 | 32.1 | 30.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 78.3 | 76.0 | 73.8 | 71.6 | 69.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 8.90 | 8.20 | 7.50 | 6.90 | 6.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 9.30 | 8.70 | 8.20 | 7.80 | 7.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 6.90 | 6.80 | 6.70 | 6.60 | 6.50 |
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