Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Bhutan
Bhutan: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.05 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.05
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
192nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.05
in 1950
All-time low
1.04
in 1985
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Bhutan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1.05 for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Bhutan peaked at 1.05 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 1985.
Bhutan ranks 192nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.05 | — |
| 1951 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Bhutan?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Bhutan was 1.05 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 in 1950.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 1985.
- How does Bhutan rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Bhutan ranks 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.