Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Bhutan
Bhutan: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality was 3.66 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.66 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
197th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.66 years
in 2023
All-time low
1.8 years
in 1975
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality 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 versus child mortality in Bhutan stood at 3.66 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Bhutan peaked at 3.66 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.8 years, in 1975.
That places Bhutan 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.83 years | — |
| 1951 | 1.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 1.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 1.85 years | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 1.85 years | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.85 years | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.85 years | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.85 years | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.87 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 1.9 years | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 1.93 years | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 1.97 years | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 1.97 years | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.95 years | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 1.94 years | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.91 years | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 1.87 years | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 1.85 years | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.87 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.9 years | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.8 years | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 1.84 years | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.89 years | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 1.92 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.99 years | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 2.06 years | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 2.08 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 2.08 years | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 2.1 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 2.14 years | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 2.18 years | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 2.25 years | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 2.34 years | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 2.42 years | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 2.46 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 2.5 years | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 2.53 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.54 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.62 years | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 2.67 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 2.73 years | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.79 years | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.82 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 2.93 years | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 2.87 years | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.98 years | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 3.01 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.02 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.04 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.2 years | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 3.16 years | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.12 years | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.03 years | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 3.19 years | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 3.24 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.21 years | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.17 years | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.13 years | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.1 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.22 years | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 3.35 years | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.43 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.47 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 3.56 years | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.52 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 3.62 years | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 3.66 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.84 years | 1.83 years | 1.85 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.91 years | 1.85 years | 1.97 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.88 years | 1.8 years | 1.99 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.14 years | 2.06 years | 2.34 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.61 years | 2.42 years | 2.82 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.04 years | 2.87 years | 3.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.25 years | 3.1 years | 3.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.59 years | 3.52 years | 3.66 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Bhutan?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Bhutan was 3.66 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 versus child mortality recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 years in 1975.
- How does Bhutan rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality?
- Bhutan ranks 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 versus child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.