Bhutan vs China: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 19.3 per 1,000 live births in Bhutan and 5.1 per 1,000 live births in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bhutan, by 14.2 per 1,000 live births, or 3.79 times that in China.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Bhutan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Bhutan ranked 70 and China ranked 169 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bhutan at 1.7 per 1,000 live births and China at 1.5 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Bhutan	China	World
2023	19.3	5.1	27.3
2022	19.9	5.3	28.2
2021	20.7	5.7	28.4
2020	21.3	6.1	28.7
2019	22	6.5	29.2
2018	22.9	7	29.7
2017	23.8	7.5	30.3
2016	24.6	8	31.1
2015	25.6	8.7	32.1
2014	26.7	9.3	32.9
2013	27.8	10.1	33.9
2012	29.3	10.9	35
2011	31	11.8	36.8
2010	32.9	12.7	37.7
2009	35	13.8	39.1
2008	36.9	15.1	40.4
2007	39.3	16.2	42
2006	42	17.6	43.7
2005	44.5	19.2	45.4
2004	47	20.8	47.2
2003	49.6	22.5	48.8
2002	52.5	24.3	50.6
2001	55.3	26.1	52.2
2000	61.5	27.9	53.7
1999	61	29.7	55.5
1998	64.2	31.4	57.1
1997	67.2	33	58.3
1996	70.2	34.5	59.6
1995	73.4	35.8	60.8
1994	77.2	37	62
1993	79.8	38	62.9
1992	83.1	38.9	64.1
1991	86.7	39.6	64.9
1990	90.2	40.1	64.9
1989	93.7	40.6	66.2
1988	97.6	40.9	68
1987	101.7	41.2	68.6
1986	105.6	41.5	70.8
1985	109.7	42	72.9
1984	113.9	42.7	74.6
1983	118	43.6	76.1
1982	122.2	44.7	76.6
1981	126.5	46.2	78.7
1980	130.9	48.1	80.6
1979	135.3	50.1	82.5
1978	139.7	52.5	84.7
1977	144	55.2	86.4
1976	148.3	58.8	88.1
1975	152.7	61.5	89.6
1974	157.1	64.5	90.9
1973	161.4	67.7	92.1
1972	165.6	71	93.6
1971	170	74.3	96.1
1970	174.4	77.5	96.9
1969	178.8	80.5	98.3
1968	183.1	83.4	100.2
1967	187.5	86.1	103.1
1966	191.6	88.8	104.9
1965	195.4	91.3	106.4
1964	198.8	93.8	106.1
1963	202	96.2	107.7
1962	204.9	98.6	110.2
1961	207.5	154.3	121.5
1960	209.7	196.1	131.8
1959	211.6	153.5	125.7
1958	213.3	107.9	117.7
1957	214.6	110.2	120
1956	215.6	112.6	121.9
1955	216.4	114.9	124.8
1954	217	117.8	127.7
1953	217.5	119.7	130.1
1952	217.7	122.2	132.7
1951	217.9	124.7	136
1950	218.1	127.1	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Bhutan	China	World
2024	18.314.5–23.5	6.44.9–8.5	26.9
2025	17.412.6–24.9	64.4–8.6	26.4
2026	16.611.1–26.1	5.43.8–8.1	25.9
2027	15.89.7–26.8	5.23.5–8.4	25.4
2028	158.8–26.8	5.13.3–8.3	24.9
2029	14.27.9–26.9	4.93.1–8.5	24.5
2030	13.67.2–26.6	4.82.9–8.5	24
2031	12.96.6–25.9	4.62.8–8.6	23.6
2032	12.36.1–26	4.52.6–8.4	23.2
2033	11.75.9–25.1	4.32.4–8.6	22.8
2034	11.25.4–25.1	4.22.3–8.3	22.3
2035	10.64.9–24.9	4.12.2–8.3	21.9
2036	10.14.5–24.7	42.1–8.2	21.5
2037	9.64.2–24.3	3.92–8.3	21.1
2038	9.23.9–23.4	3.71.9–8.2	20.8
2039	8.83.7–23.3	3.61.8–8.1	20.4
2040	8.53.4–22.8	3.51.8–7.9	20
2041	8.13.3–23	3.51.7–8.2	19.7
2042	7.83.1–21.4	3.41.7–8.1	19.4
2043	7.52.9–21.1	3.31.6–7.9	19
2044	7.22.7–20.8	3.21.5–7.7	18.7
2045	72.5–19.8	3.11.5–7.6	18.4
2046	6.72.4–20.2	3.11.5–7.6	18.2
2047	6.52.4–19.7	31.4–7.3	17.9
2048	6.32.3–20.2	2.91.4–7.6	17.7
2049	6.12.2–20	2.91.3–7.6	17.5
2050	5.92.1–19.4	2.81.3–7.4	17.3
2051	5.72–19.3	2.81.3–7.5	17.1
2052	5.51.9–18.7	2.71.3–7.2	16.9
2053	5.31.8–18	2.71.2–7.2	16.7
2054	5.21.8–18.1	2.61.2–7	16.5
2055	51.7–18.1	2.61.1–7.2	16.3
2056	4.81.6–18.4	2.51.1–6.6	16.1
2057	4.71.5–17.7	2.51–6.6	15.9
2058	4.51.5–17	2.41–6.4	15.7
2059	4.41.5–17.1	2.41–6.3	15.5
2060	4.21.4–16.1	2.41–6.3	15.3
2061	4.11.3–16.5	2.31–6.1	15.1
2062	41.3–15.8	2.30.9–6.1	14.9
2063	3.91.3–15.2	2.30.9–6.1	14.7
2064	3.81.2–15.4	2.20.9–5.8	14.5
2065	3.71.2–14.6	2.20.8–5.6	14.3
2066	3.61.2–14.8	2.20.8–5.7	14.1
2067	3.51.1–14.5	2.10.8–5.5	13.9
2068	3.41.1–14.4	2.10.8–5.6	13.8
2069	3.31.1–13.9	2.10.8–5.4	13.6
2070	3.21–13.4	20.8–5.3	13.4
2071	3.11–13.2	20.8–5.3	13.2
2072	30.9–12.7	20.7–5.2	13
2073	30.9–12.4	20.7–5.1	12.9
2074	2.90.9–12.7	1.90.7–4.8	12.7
2075	2.80.9–12.4	1.90.7–4.8	12.6
2076	2.80.8–12.1	1.90.7–4.9	12.4
2077	2.70.8–11.4	1.90.6–5	12.3
2078	2.60.8–11.5	1.90.6–4.8	12.1
2079	2.60.8–10.7	1.80.6–4.8	12
2080	2.50.8–10.7	1.80.6–4.6	11.8
2081	2.50.7–10.2	1.80.6–4.6	11.7
2082	2.40.7–10.4	1.80.6–4.5	11.6
2083	2.40.7–10.2	1.80.6–4.4	11.5
2084	2.30.7–10	1.70.6–4.3	11.4
2085	2.30.7–9.7	1.70.6–4.4	11.3
2086	2.20.7–9.6	1.70.5–4.2	11.1
2087	2.20.7–8.8	1.70.5–4.1	11
2088	2.10.6–8.9	1.70.5–4.2	10.9
2089	2.10.6–9	1.70.5–4.1	10.8
2090	2.10.6–8.8	1.60.5–4	10.7
2091	20.6–8.8	1.60.5–4	10.6
2092	20.6–8.5	1.60.5–4	10.5
2093	1.90.5–8.1	1.60.5–4	10.4
2094	1.90.5–8.4	1.60.5–4	10.3
2095	1.90.5–8.2	1.60.4–4	10.1
2096	1.80.5–8.2	1.60.4–4	10
2097	1.80.5–8	1.50.4–4	9.9
2098	1.80.5–7.8	1.50.4–4.1	9.8
2099	1.80.5–7.7	1.50.4–4	9.7
2100	1.70.4–7.5	1.50.4–4	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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