Bhutan vs Palau: Mortality rate, infant
Bhutan
18.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Palau
19.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Bhutan rank
74th
Palau rank
72nd
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Bhutan
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 19.1 per 1,000 live births against 18.5 per 1,000 live births in Bhutan, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 74th and Palau ranks 72nd of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 165.43 per 1,000 live births | 52.99 per 1,000 live births | 112.44 per 1,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 120.01 per 1,000 live births | 33.86 per 1,000 live births | 86.15 per 1,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 79.44 per 1,000 live births | 26.73 per 1,000 live births | 52.71 per 1,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 46.1 per 1,000 live births | 19.2 per 1,000 live births | 26.9 per 1,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 25.4 per 1,000 live births | 18.08 per 1,000 live births | 7.32 per 1,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 19.43 per 1,000 live births | 19.55 per 1,000 live births | 0.125 per 1,000 live births | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Bhutan or Palau?
- Palau, at 19.1 per 1,000 live births against 18.5 per 1,000 live births in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Bhutan and Palau?
- 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Palau?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Palau rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Bhutan ranks 74th and Palau ranks 72nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release