Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Bhutan

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Bhutan was 18.5. A difference of -0.6 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Bhutan were 20.2 and 16.8 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Bhutan for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Bhutan
Total
Male
Female
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Bhutan
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Year Total Male Female
1968 190.9 199.5 181.9
1969 187 195.6 178.4
1970 183.7 192 175.2
1971 179.8 188.1 171.3
1972 176.1 184 167.7
1973 172.1 179.6 164.1
1974 168 175.2 160.1
1975 163.7 170.9 156.3
1976 159.5 166.3 152.2
1977 155 161.6 147.9
1978 150.4 156.9 143.9
1979 146 152.1 139.4
1980 141.2 147.1 134.9
1981 136.3 142 130.2
1982 131.6 137.2 125.6
1983 126.8 132.2 121
1984 122 127.3 116.3
1985 117.3 122.4 111.8
1986 112.8 117.9 107.3
1987 108.4 113.3 102.9
1988 104 108.9 98.7
1989 99.7 104.6 94.6
1990 95.8 100.6 90.8
1991 92 96.6 87.1
1992 88.3 92.8 83.5
1993 84.8 89.1 80.1
1994 81.2 85.5 76.7
1995 77.6 81.8 73.2
1996 74 78 69.8
1997 70.5 74.4 66.2
1998 66.8 70.7 62.8
1999 63.4 67.2 59.4
2000 60.1 63.7 56.1
2001 56.7 60.3 52.9
2002 53.5 57 49.7
2003 50.3 53.8 46.6
2004 47.2 50.6 43.6
2005 44.1 47.4 40.7
2006 41.2 44.3 38
2007 38.4 41.4 35.3
2008 35.9 38.8 33
2009 33.6 36.3 30.7
2010 31.4 34 28.7
2011 29.5 31.9 27
2012 27.9 30.3 25.5
2013 26.5 28.8 24.2
2014 25.4 27.5 23.1
2015 24.4 26.4 22.1
2016 23.4 25.4 21.3
2017 22.6 24.6 20.5
2018 21.8 23.7 19.8
2019 21.1 22.9 19.1
2020 20.3 22.2 18.5
2021 19.8 21.5 17.9
2022 19.1 20.8 17.3
2023 18.5 20.2 16.8