๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡น Infant Mortality Rate of Bhutan

18.34
Infant Mortality Rate
182
Infant Deaths
4,800
Overall Deaths

The current infant mortality rate of Bhutan is 18.3378 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. A -5.18% decrease from 2023, when the infant mortality rate was 19.3397 and 193 infants died for the year. In the future, Bhutan's infant mortality rate is projected to decrease to 1.7308 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100. A total decrease of Bhutan's infant mortality rate by -90.56% from today's standard. This positive trend of Bhutan's infant mortality rate can broadly be attributed to improvements in hygiene, water quality, and living conditions that reduced the spread of infections. The avalibality of midwife-led continuity of care (MLCC) from professional midwives according to international standard also plays a role in the overall decrease of the infant mortality rate.

Historic Infant Mortality Rate of Bhutan (1950-2024)

Bhutan has seen a decrease of the infant mortality rate since the 1950's. From 218.1375 to 18.3378 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, a decrease of -91.59% in total.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
1950 218.1375 1,831 4,819
1951 217.9106 1,856 4,918
1952 217.732 1,904 5,038
1953 217.4622 1,954 5,164
1954 217.049 2,005 5,296
1955 216.4463 2,054 5,426
1956 215.6261 2,103 5,557
1957 214.5677 2,149 5,684
1958 213.2562 2,193 5,807
1959 211.6202 2,234 5,924
1960 209.6906 2,274 6,039
1961 207.4605 2,313 6,148
1962 204.8852 2,348 6,251
1963 202.0234 2,386 6,363
1964 198.8361 2,422 6,466
1965 195.3822 2,455 6,565
1966 191.6112 2,483 6,653
1967 187.5338 2,505 6,732
1968 183.1456 2,521 6,803
1969 178.7825 2,536 6,873
1970 174.3921 2,547 6,940
1971 169.9703 2,555 6,998
1972 165.62 2,562 7,052
1973 161.3863 2,568 7,106
1974 157.1165 2,568 7,152
1975 152.6701 2,567 7,186
1976 148.3023 2,565 7,218
1977 143.9879 2,560 7,246
1978 139.6855 2,549 7,264
1979 135.2753 2,531 7,271
1980 130.9368 2,508 7,269
1981 126.5375 2,476 7,251
1982 122.1739 2,439 7,215
1983 117.9859 2,400 7,177
1984 113.9221 2,360 7,141
1985 109.7128 2,311 7,109
1986 105.5795 2,264 7,056
1987 101.6527 2,213 6,995
1988 97.5931 2,153 6,933
1989 93.7371 2,092 6,874
1990 90.1636 2,028 6,817
1991 86.7082 1,954 6,747
1992 83.1359 1,842 6,537
1993 79.823 1,572 5,759
1994 77.2359 1,484 5,634
1995 73.3751 1,345 5,311
1996 70.1641 1,211 5,012
1997 67.1532 1,121 4,901
1998 64.1554 1,040 4,790
1999 60.9863 960 4,692
2000 61.4857 934 4,887
2001 55.3039 816 4,673
2002 52.4717 752 4,683
2003 49.6028 694 4,710
2004 46.9673 652 4,775
2005 44.5345 621 4,873
2006 41.966 590 4,870
2007 39.289 553 4,790
2008 36.9447 512 4,729
2009 35.0256 475 4,717
2010 32.9163 436 4,663
2011 30.9942 401 4,646
2012 29.2728 371 4,649
2013 27.8439 346 4,687
2014 26.6479 323 4,750
2015 25.6385 299 4,834
2016 24.6326 274 4,912
2017 23.7457 250 5,011
2018 22.8575 226 4,923
2019 22.0137 210 4,856
2020 21.2569 211 4,832
2021 20.7221 207 4,834
2022 19.9348 199 4,797
2023 19.3397 193 4,805
2024 18.3378 182 4,800

Future Infant Mortality Rate of Bhutan (2024-2100)

Bhutan's positive downward trend in the infant mortality rate is set to decrease even further in the future. Where the infant mortality rate will shrink from 18.3378 to an average of 1.7308 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. An additional decrease of -90.56% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
2024 18.3378 182 4,800
2025 17.4374 172 4,809
2026 16.554 162 4,827
2027 15.7482 154 4,860
2028 14.9612 145 4,897
2029 14.2249 138 4,946
2030 13.5514 130 5,000
2031 12.9136 124 5,067
2032 12.2755 118 5,137
2033 11.7147 112 5,221
2034 11.1566 106 5,304
2035 10.6302 100 5,393
2036 10.1097 95 5,488
2037 9.62 90 5,586
2038 9.1728 85 5,693
2039 8.8177 81 5,808
2040 8.4578 77 5,919
2041 8.1392 73 6,040
2042 7.8027 69 6,154
2043 7.4881 65 6,280
2044 7.1859 61 6,408
2045 6.9554 58 6,544
2046 6.7214 56 6,679
2047 6.5049 53 6,820
2048 6.2783 50 6,962
2049 6.076 48 7,112
2050 5.8744 45 7,266
2051 5.6816 43 7,422
2052 5.4993 41 7,585
2053 5.3213 40 7,748
2054 5.1556 38 7,922
2055 4.9926 37 8,098
2056 4.8335 36 8,273
2057 4.6842 34 8,454
2058 4.54 33 8,644
2059 4.3948 32 8,832
2060 4.2492 31 9,016
2061 4.1161 30 9,202
2062 4.0022 29 9,402
2063 3.8927 28 9,597
2064 3.7801 27 9,784
2065 3.6772 26 9,977
2066 3.5807 25 10,178
2067 3.4798 24 10,359
2068 3.3888 24 10,547
2069 3.2953 23 10,719
2070 3.2071 22 10,881
2071 3.1277 21 11,055
2072 3.0464 21 11,205
2073 2.9644 20 11,339
2074 2.895 19 11,470
2075 2.8231 18 11,582
2076 2.754 18 11,673
2077 2.6913 17 11,761
2078 2.6346 17 11,821
2079 2.577 16 11,861
2080 2.5236 16 11,886
2081 2.4675 15 11,890
2082 2.416 15 11,879
2083 2.3662 14 11,850
2084 2.3144 14 11,800
2085 2.2695 13 11,755
2086 2.2226 13 11,688
2087 2.178 13 11,612
2088 2.1334 12 11,529
2089 2.0898 12 11,438
2090 2.0509 12 11,357
2091 2.0125 11 11,269
2092 1.9744 11 11,173
2093 1.9417 11 11,080
2094 1.9079 11 10,984
2095 1.877 10 10,900
2096 1.8457 10 10,809
2097 1.816 10 10,711
2098 1.7835 10 10,605
2099 1.7577 10 10,507
2100 1.7308 9 10,399

What is Infant Mortality Rate?

Mortality rate is a measure of the frequency of occurrence of death in a defined population during a specified interval. Infant mortality rate refers to the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a given population. It is an important indicator of the overall health and well-being of a society, as well as the quality of healthcare and socio-economic conditions.

How is Infant Mortality Rate calculated?

The infant mortality rate or IMR for short is the number of children that die under one year of age in a given year, per 1,000 live births. Thus, infant mortality rates are calculated as the number of deaths in the first year of life divided by the number of live births, multiplied by 1000.

Infant Mortality Rate Formula

Infant Mortality Rate = deaths under 1 year / live births * 1000

What Countries have the Lowest Infant Mortality Rate?

In general, developed countries tend to have lower infant mortality rates due to better access to healthcare, advanced medical facilities, and public health initiatives. In contrast, developing countries often have higher rates due to various factors such as limited access to healthcare, inadequate nutrition, poor sanitation, and infectious diseases.

Infant Mortality Rate numbers for country change each year, thus we provide a list of countries with the lowest infant mortality rate in 2024, and previous years dating back to the 1950's.

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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