Healthy life expectancy at birth in Bhutan
Bhutan: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 64.8 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
64.8
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
59th
of 185 countries
All-time high
64.8
in 2021
All-time low
57.24
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Bhutan, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy at birth in Bhutan stood at 64.8. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Bhutan peaked at 64.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 57.24, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 59th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.24 | — |
| 2001 | 58.24 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 58.8 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 59.27 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 59.71 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 60.14 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 60.64 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 61.09 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 61.47 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 61.8 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 62.2 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 62.54 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 62.83 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 63.06 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 63.23 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 63.38 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 63.56 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 63.8 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 63.98 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 64.14 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 64.47 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 64.8 | +0.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 64.8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.22, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 64.8 is above the median for South Asia, which is 63.93, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.84 | 57.24 | 61.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.27 | 62.2 | 64.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.64 | 64.47 | 64.8 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 56 Bosnia and Herzegovina 64.99 compare
- 57 Slovakia 64.94 compare
- 58 Hungary 64.84 compare
- 60 Argentina 64.79 compare
- 61 North Korea 64.73 compare
- 62 Seychelles 64.72 compare
More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 healthy life expectancy at birth in Bhutan?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Bhutan was 64.8 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8 in 2021.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.24 in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Bhutan ranks 59th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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