Difference in male and female life expectancy in Bhutan
Bhutan: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 3.35 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.35
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
200th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.35
in 2023
All-time low
1.65
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Bhutan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in male and female life expectancy in Bhutan is 3.35, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Bhutan peaked at 3.35 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.65, in 1950.
Bhutan ranks 200th 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.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.65 | — |
| 1951 | 1.65 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.65 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.65 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.66 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 1.66 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 1.66 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 1.67 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 1.68 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 1.68 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 1.69 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 1.7 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 1.73 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 1.75 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 1.78 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 1.82 | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 1.84 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 1.83 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 1.81 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 1.78 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 1.74 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.72 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.74 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.76 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 1.77 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.73 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 1.76 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.81 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 1.87 | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 1.93 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 1.99 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 2.01 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 1.98 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.96 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.92 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.93 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.95 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.97 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 2.04 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 2.12 | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 2.19 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 2.23 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 2.25 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 2.27 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 2.28 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 2.33 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 2.37 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2.42 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 2.45 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.46 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.62 | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 2.49 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 2.55 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.57 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.59 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.62 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.71 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.69 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.67 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.62 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.74 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 2.79 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.79 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.78 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.77 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.75 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.87 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 3 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 3.08 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 3.13 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.23 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.2 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 3.3 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 3.35 | +1.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 3.35 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.19, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 3.35 is above the median for South Asia, which is 3.14, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.66 | 1.65 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.77 | 1.69 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.78 | 1.72 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 | 1.92 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.33 | 2.19 | 2.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.61 | 2.49 | 2.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.87 | 2.74 | 3.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.27 | 3.2 | 3.35 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 197 Central African Republic 3.45 compare
- 198 Eritrea 3.41 compare
- 199 Western Sahara 3.35 compare
- 201 Iceland 3.35 compare
- 202 New Zealand 3.32 compare
- 203 Iraq 3.3 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0313 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Bhutan?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Bhutan was 3.35 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.35 in 2023.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 in 1950.
- How does Bhutan rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Bhutan ranks 200th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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