Neonatal deaths in Bhutan
Bhutan: Neonatal deaths was 72 in 2024. β Volatile
Neonatal deaths in Bhutan, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 72 for neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Bhutan peaked at 466 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 72, in 2024.
That places Bhutan 155th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 370.8 | 294 | 466 | 10 |
| 2010s | 177.5 | 96 | 272 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.4 | 72 | 92 | 5 |
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More development goals data for Bhutan
- Red List Index 0.899 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 905.51 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 184.78 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 30 (2025)
- Infant deaths 136 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Bhutan?
- Neonatal deaths in Bhutan was 72 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 466 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 72 in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for neonatal deaths?
- Bhutan ranks 155th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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