Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Bhutan

Bhutan: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 64.8 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
64.8
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
59th
of 184 countries
All-time high
64.8
in 2021
All-time low
57.24
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Bhutan, 2000–2021

02040602000201020212000: 57.22001: 58.22002: 58.82003: 59.32004: 59.72005: 60.12006: 60.62007: 61.12008: 61.52009: 61.82010: 62.22011: 62.52012: 62.82013: 63.12014: 63.22015: 63.42016: 63.62017: 63.82018: 642019: 64.12020: 64.52021: 64.8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Bhutan is 64.8, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Bhutan peaked at 64.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 57.24, in 2000.

That places Bhutan 59th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years) in Bhutan, 2000 to 2021.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 56 Bosnia and Herzegovina 64.99 compare
  2. 57 Slovakia 64.94 compare
  3. 58 Hungary 64.84 compare
  4. 60 Argentina 64.79 compare
  5. 61 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 64.73 compare
  6. 62 Seychelles 64.72 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Bhutan?
Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Bhutan was 64.8 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 64.8 in 2021.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 57.24 in 2000.
How does Bhutan rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
Bhutan ranks 59th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy (hale) 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
196 places, 4,312 data points, 2000–2021
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