Stillbirth rate in Bhutan
Bhutan: Stillbirth rate was 0.8437 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Bhutan, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.8437 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Bhutan peaked at 1.77 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8437 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 94th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirth rate in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.77 deaths per 100 births | — |
| 2001 | 1.71 deaths per 100 births | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.64 deaths per 100 births | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.58 deaths per 100 births | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 1.52 deaths per 100 births | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.46 deaths per 100 births | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.39 deaths per 100 births | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.33 deaths per 100 births | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.26 deaths per 100 births | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.21 deaths per 100 births | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.16 deaths per 100 births | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.12 deaths per 100 births | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.09 deaths per 100 births | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.06 deaths per 100 births | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.02 deaths per 100 births | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9914 deaths per 100 births | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9652 deaths per 100 births | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9435 deaths per 100 births | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9247 deaths per 100 births | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9074 deaths per 100 births | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8908 deaths per 100 births | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8737 deaths per 100 births | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8581 deaths per 100 births | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8437 deaths per 100 births | -1.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.8437 deaths per 100 births is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.43 deaths per 100 births, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.8437 deaths per 100 births is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.01 deaths per 100 births, 83% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.49 deaths per 100 births | 1.21 deaths per 100 births | 1.77 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 deaths per 100 births | 0.9074 deaths per 100 births | 1.16 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8666 deaths per 100 births | 0.8437 deaths per 100 births | 0.8908 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More population data for Bhutan
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7852 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.716 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.0644 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.716 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 27,662 people (2100)
- Population density 18.1 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5679 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5776 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Bhutan?
- Stillbirth rate in Bhutan was 0.8437 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8437 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for stillbirth rate?
- Bhutan ranks 94th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.