What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Bhutan?

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Bhutan was 3.07 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 3.07 years in 2023.

What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 2.01 years in 1975.

How does Bhutan rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?

Bhutan ranks 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Bhutan?

Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Bhutan data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Bhutan

Name: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Bhutan
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bhutan: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 3.07 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

3.07 years

Change on year

up 1.8%

World rank

178th

of 236 countries

All-time high

3.07 years

in 2023

All-time low

2.01 years

in 1975

Years of data

1950–2023

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Bhutan, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Bhutan stood at 3.07 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Bhutan peaked at 3.07 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.01 years, in 1975.

Bhutan ranks 178th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Bhutan, 1950 to 2023.
Year	years	Change
1950	2.04 years	—
1951	2.04 years	+0.0%
1952	2.04 years	+0.0%
1953	2.04 years	+0.0%
1954	2.05 years	+0.0%
1955	2.05 years	+0.1%
1956	2.05 years	+0.1%
1957	2.05 years	+0.1%
1958	2.05 years	+0.1%
1959	2.06 years	+0.2%
1960	2.06 years	+0.2%
1961	2.07 years	+0.2%
1962	2.08 years	+0.6%
1963	2.09 years	+0.7%
1964	2.11 years	+0.7%
1965	2.13 years	+0.9%
1966	2.13 years	+0.3%
1967	2.13 years	-0.3%
1968	2.1 years	-1.2%
1969	2.07 years	-1.3%
1970	2.04 years	-1.4%
1971	2.03 years	-0.8%
1972	2.03 years	+0.1%
1973	2.03 years	+0.2%
1974	2.04 years	+0.1%
1975	2.01 years	-1.1%
1976	2.03 years	+0.8%
1977	2.05 years	+1.0%
1978	2.08 years	+1.5%
1979	2.1 years	+0.8%
1980	2.12 years	+0.9%
1981	2.13 years	+0.5%
1982	2.13 years	-0.1%
1983	2.12 years	-0.1%
1984	2.12 years	-0.2%
1985	2.11 years	-0.3%
1986	2.1 years	-0.4%
1987	2.09 years	-0.4%
1988	2.13 years	+1.6%
1989	2.17 years	+2.0%
1990	2.21 years	+1.9%
1991	2.23 years	+0.8%
1992	2.23 years	-0.0%
1993	2.23 years	-0.0%
1994	2.22 years	-0.5%
1995	2.24 years	+1.2%
1996	2.26 years	+0.7%
1997	2.28 years	+0.8%
1998	2.29 years	+0.6%
1999	2.29 years	+0.1%
2000	2.35 years	+2.3%
2001	2.29 years	-2.2%
2002	2.32 years	+1.0%
2003	2.33 years	+0.5%
2004	2.34 years	+0.4%
2005	2.35 years	+0.5%
2006	2.4 years	+2.1%
2007	2.38 years	-0.8%
2008	2.36 years	-0.8%
2009	2.32 years	-1.5%
2010	2.4 years	+3.4%
2011	2.44 years	+1.7%
2012	2.45 years	+0.3%
2013	2.45 years	+0.1%
2014	2.45 years	-0.0%
2015	2.45 years	-0.1%
2016	2.56 years	+4.5%
2017	2.68 years	+4.7%
2018	2.77 years	+3.2%
2019	2.83 years	+2.2%
2020	2.92 years	+3.1%
2021	2.9 years	-0.4%
2022	3.01 years	+3.7%
2023	3.07 years	+1.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	2.05 years	2.04 years	2.06 years	10
1960s	2.1 years	2.06 years	2.13 years	10
1970s	2.04 years	2.01 years	2.1 years	10
1980s	2.12 years	2.09 years	2.17 years	10
1990s	2.25 years	2.21 years	2.29 years	10
2000s	2.34 years	2.29 years	2.4 years	10
2010s	2.55 years	2.4 years	2.83 years	10
2020s	2.97 years	2.9 years	3.07 years	4

Countries ranked near Bhutan

175 Mauritania 3.11 years compare
176 Sudan 3.1 years compare
177 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.07 years compare
179 Guinea-Bissau 3.05 years compare
180 Saudi Arabia 3.01 years compare
181 Rwanda 2.99 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0058 units per person (2025)
Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Bhutan?: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Bhutan was 3.07 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 3.07 years in 2023.
What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 2.01 years in 1975.
How does Bhutan rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Bhutan ranks 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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