Neonatal mortality rate

14.8 (deaths per 1,000 live births) in 2021

In 2021, neonatal mortality rate for Bhutan was 14.8 deaths per 1,000 live births. Between 2002 and 2021, neonatal mortality rate of Bhutan was declining at a moderating rate to shrink from 29.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2002 to 14.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2021.

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Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Date Value Change, %
2021 14.8 -3.90%
2020 15.4 -3.14%
2019 15.9 -3.64%
2018 16.5 -3.51%
2017 17.1 -3.93%
2016 17.8 -3.78%
2015 18.5 -4.15%
2014 19.3 -3.98%
2013 20.1 -3.83%
2012 20.9 -3.69%
2011 21.7 -3.56%
2010 22.5