Deaths in Bhutan

Deaths in Bhutan was 4,805 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 163rd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count4,805 Estimated
Change on 2022+0.2%
Rank163rd of 236Countries ranked
Series high7,2711979
Series low4,6462011
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Deaths in Bhutan, 1950 to 2023

4,0005,0006,0007,0008,00019501961197219831994200520231950: 4,819 count1951: 4,918 count1952: 5,038 count1953: 5,164 count1954: 5,296 count1955: 5,426 count1956: 5,557 count1957: 5,684 count1958: 5,807 count1959: 5,924 count1960: 6,039 count1961: 6,148 count1962: 6,251 count1963: 6,363 count1964: 6,466 count1965: 6,565 count1966: 6,653 count1967: 6,732 count1968: 6,803 count1969: 6,873 count1970: 6,940 count1971: 6,998 count1972: 7,052 count1973: 7,106 count1974: 7,152 count1975: 7,186 count1976: 7,218 count1977: 7,246 count1978: 7,264 count1979: 7,271 count1980: 7,269 count1981: 7,251 count1982: 7,215 count1983: 7,177 count1984: 7,141 count1985: 7,109 count1986: 7,056 count1987: 6,995 count1988: 6,933 count1989: 6,874 count1990: 6,817 count1991: 6,747 count1992: 6,537 count1993: 5,759 count1994: 5,634 count1995: 5,311 count1996: 5,012 count1997: 4,901 count1998: 4,790 count1999: 4,692 count2000: 4,887 count2001: 4,673 count2002: 4,683 count2003: 4,710 count2004: 4,775 count2005: 4,873 count2006: 4,870 count2007: 4,790 count2008: 4,729 count2009: 4,717 count2010: 4,663 count2011: 4,646 count2012: 4,649 count2013: 4,687 count2014: 4,750 count2015: 4,834 count2016: 4,912 count2017: 5,011 count2018: 4,923 count2019: 4,856 count2020: 4,832 count2021: 4,834 count2022: 4,797 count2023: 4,805 count4,0005,0006,0007,0008,00019501975200020232023: 4,805 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
20234,805 Estimated
20224,797 Estimated
20214,834 Estimated
20204,832 Estimated
20194,856 Estimated
20184,923 Estimated
20175,011 Estimated
20164,912 Estimated
20154,834 Estimated
20144,750 Estimated
20134,687 Estimated
20124,649 Estimated
20114,646 Estimated
20104,663 Estimated
20094,717 Estimated
20084,729 Estimated
20074,790 Estimated
20064,870 Estimated
20054,873 Estimated
20044,775 Estimated
20034,710 Estimated
20024,683 Estimated
20014,673 Estimated
20004,887 Estimated
19994,692 Estimated
19984,790 Estimated
19974,901 Estimated
19965,012 Estimated
19955,311 Estimated
19945,634 Estimated
19935,759 Estimated
19926,537 Estimated
19916,747 Estimated
19906,817 Estimated
19896,874 Estimated
19886,933 Estimated
19876,995 Estimated
19867,056 Estimated
19857,109 Estimated
19847,141 Estimated
19837,177 Estimated
19827,215 Estimated
19817,251 Estimated
19807,269 Estimated
19797,271 Estimated
19787,264 Estimated
19777,246 Estimated
19767,218 Estimated
19757,186 Estimated
19747,152 Estimated
19737,106 Estimated
19727,052 Estimated
19716,998 Estimated
19706,940 Estimated
19696,873 Estimated
19686,803 Estimated
19676,732 Estimated
19666,653 Estimated
19656,565 Estimated
19646,466 Estimated
19636,363 Estimated
19626,251 Estimated
19616,148 Estimated
19606,039 Estimated
19595,924 Estimated
19585,807 Estimated
19575,684 Estimated
19565,557 Estimated
19555,426 Estimated
19545,296 Estimated
19535,164 Estimated
19525,038 Estimated
19514,918 Estimated
19504,819 Estimated

Bhutan compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 9,916 countAfghanistan: 240,296 countAntigua and Barbuda: 643 countAlbania: 23,428 countArmenia: 27,579 countAngola: 254,482 countArgentina: 349,195 countAustria: 93,223 countAustralia: 183,924 countAzerbaijan: 67,842 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 42,861 countBangladesh: 859,075 countBelgium: 113,791 countBurkina Faso: 183,375 countBulgaria: 102,980 countBurundi: 91,963 countBenin: 124,132 countBrunei: 2,400 countBolivia: 87,812 countBrazil: 1,494,154 countBahamas: 3,480 countBhutan: 4,805 countBotswana: 14,197 countBelarus: 121,587 countBelize: 2,025 countCanada: 311,824 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 901,851 countCentral African Republic: 48,529 countRepublic of the Congo: 38,880 countSwitzerland: 73,788 countCôte d’Ivoire: 238,741 countChile: 127,691 countCameroon: 202,882 countChina: 11,684,177 countColombia: 282,433 countCosta Rica: 27,861 countCuba: 111,819 countCape Verde: 2,642 countCyprus: 9,499 countCzechia: 113,525 countGermany: 1,034,140 countDjibouti: 8,596 countDenmark: 57,275 countDominican Republic: 70,823 countAlgeria: 214,259 countEcuador: 92,204 countEstonia: 16,693 countEgypt: 625,449 countWestern Sahara: 3,678 countEritrea: 20,984 countSpain: 447,463 countEthiopia: 767,018 countFinland: 59,984 countFiji: 8,553 countFalkland Islands: 27 countFaroe Islands: 564 countFrance: 616,095 countGabon: 15,577 countUnited Kingdom: 653,747 countGeorgia: 45,077 countGhana: 237,869 countGreenland: 551 countGambia: 16,975 countGuinea: 131,455 countEquatorial Guinea: 14,556 countGreece: 127,018 countGuatemala: 87,523 countGuinea-Bissau: 15,181 countGuyana: 6,049 countHong Kong: 57,190 countHonduras: 47,670 countCroatia: 55,029 countHaiti: 90,966 countHungary: 128,063 countIndonesia: 2,117,706 countIreland: 35,550 countIsrael: 51,294 countIsle of Man: 882 countIndia: 9,507,008 countIraq: 186,266 countIran: 423,367 countIceland: 2,612 countItaly: 663,448 countJamaica: 22,933 countJordan: 34,873 countJapan: 1,524,430 countKenya: 399,024 countKyrgyzstan: 42,200 countCambodia: 111,340 countKiribati: 934 countNorth Korea: 255,826 countSouth Korea: 345,502 countKuwait: 8,624 countCayman Islands: 351 countKazakhstan: 136,388 countLaos: 47,682 countLebanon: 34,419 countSri Lanka: 162,453 countLiberia: 44,333 countLesotho: 24,612 countLithuania: 40,940 countLuxembourg: 4,642 countLatvia: 27,614 countLibya: 48,610 countMorocco: 212,624 countMoldova: 41,730 countMontenegro: 7,209 countMadagascar: 234,841 countNorth Macedonia: 19,863 countMali: 205,047 countMyanmar: 495,470 countMongolia: 20,340 countMauritania: 27,725 countMauritius: 11,124 countMalawi: 113,181 countMexico: 799,366 countMalaysia: 181,166 countMozambique: 235,520 countNamibia: 18,279 countNew Caledonia: 1,818 countNiger: 231,746 countNigeria: 2,675,442 countNicaragua: 31,294 countNetherlands: 166,338 countNorway: 44,143 countNepal: 205,841 countNew Zealand: 37,686 countOman: 9,597 countPanama: 21,272 countPeru: 185,861 countFrench Polynesia: 1,026 countPapua New Guinea: 67,700 countPhilippines: 716,490 countPakistan: 1,600,313 countPoland: 412,310 countPuerto Rico: 34,664 countPalestine: 38,937 countPortugal: 115,917 countPalau: 204 countParaguay: 39,034 countQatar: 2,771 countRomania: 257,119 countSerbia: 93,928 countRussia: 1,794,857 countRwanda: 82,826 countSaudi Arabia: 77,837 countSolomon Islands: 4,113 countSudan: 320,491 countSweden: 93,944 countSingapore: 27,728 countSlovenia: 21,581 countSlovakia: 54,167 countSierra Leone: 70,116 countSenegal: 100,882 countSomalia: 180,554 countSuriname: 4,182 countSouth Sudan: 110,339 countEl Salvador: 47,443 countSyria: 118,900 countEswatini: 9,475 countChad: 213,123 countTogo: 71,661 countThailand: 637,306 countTajikistan: 47,595 countTimor-Leste: 10,065 countTurkmenistan: 42,575 countTunisia: 74,071 countTürkiye: 551,598 countTrinidad and Tobago: 12,577 countTaiwan: 205,339 countTanzania: 385,799 countUkraine: 495,421 countUganda: 235,583 countUnited States: 2,975,658 countUruguay: 33,145 countUzbekistan: 221,249 countVenezuela: 213,955 countVietnam: 659,980 countVanuatu: 1,629 countSamoa: 1,334 countYemen: 188,764 countSouth Africa: 584,015 countZambia: 107,917 countZimbabwe: 124,412 count
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Deaths, 2023, count. Bhutan is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Bhutan, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Bhutan, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/bhutan. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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}
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What is the deaths in Bhutan?

Deaths in Bhutan was 4,805 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 163rd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in Bhutan?

7,271 in 1979, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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