What is life expectancy at age 15 in Bhutan?

Life expectancy at age 15 in Bhutan was 87.14 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 87.14 years in 2100.

What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 54.8 years in 1950.

How does Bhutan rank for life expectancy at age 15?

Bhutan ranks 112th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.

Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Bhutan?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Bhutan

Name: Life expectancy at age 15 in Bhutan
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bhutan: Life expectancy at age 15 was 87.14 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)

87.14 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

112th

of 236 countries

All-time high

87.14 years

in 2100

All-time low

54.8 years

in 1950

Years of data

151

1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Bhutan, 1950–2100

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 87.14 years for life expectancy at age 15 in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Bhutan peaked at 87.14 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 54.8 years, in 1950.

Bhutan ranks 112th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at age 15 in Bhutan, 1950 to 2100.
Year	years	Change
1950	54.8 years	—
1951	54.81 years	+0.0%
1952	54.82 years	+0.0%
1953	54.84 years	+0.0%
1954	54.87 years	+0.0%
1955	54.91 years	+0.1%
1956	54.96 years	+0.1%
1957	55.04 years	+0.1%
1958	55.13 years	+0.2%
1959	55.24 years	+0.2%
1960	55.37 years	+0.2%
1961	55.52 years	+0.3%
1962	55.7 years	+0.3%
1963	55.9 years	+0.4%
1964	56.13 years	+0.4%
1965	56.38 years	+0.4%
1966	56.66 years	+0.5%
1967	56.97 years	+0.5%
1968	57.28 years	+0.5%
1969	57.59 years	+0.5%
1970	57.91 years	+0.6%
1971	58.25 years	+0.6%
1972	58.59 years	+0.6%
1973	58.94 years	+0.6%
1974	59.28 years	+0.6%
1975	59.66 years	+0.6%
1976	60.04 years	+0.6%
1977	60.42 years	+0.6%
1978	60.79 years	+0.6%
1979	61.15 years	+0.6%
1980	61.52 years	+0.6%
1981	61.9 years	+0.6%
1982	62.28 years	+0.6%
1983	62.65 years	+0.6%
1984	63.02 years	+0.6%
1985	63.35 years	+0.5%
1986	63.74 years	+0.6%
1987	64.15 years	+0.6%
1988	64.52 years	+0.6%
1989	64.88 years	+0.6%
1990	65.22 years	+0.5%
1991	65.52 years	+0.5%
1992	65.91 years	+0.6%
1993	66.27 years	+0.5%
1994	66.53 years	+0.4%
1995	66.97 years	+0.7%
1996	67.33 years	+0.5%
1997	67.67 years	+0.5%
1998	68.03 years	+0.5%
1999	68.39 years	+0.5%
2000	68.39 years	+0.0%
2001	69.06 years	+1.0%
2002	69.4 years	+0.5%
2003	69.75 years	+0.5%
2004	70.08 years	+0.5%
2005	70.39 years	+0.4%
2006	70.73 years	+0.5%
2007	71.1 years	+0.5%
2008	71.43 years	+0.5%
2009	71.68 years	+0.4%
2010	72.04 years	+0.5%
2011	72.36 years	+0.4%
2012	72.66 years	+0.4%
2013	72.92 years	+0.4%
2014	73.14 years	+0.3%
2015	73.33 years	+0.3%
2016	73.55 years	+0.3%
2017	73.76 years	+0.3%
2018	73.97 years	+0.3%
2019	74.18 years	+0.3%
2020	74.36 years	+0.2%
2021	74.51 years	+0.2%
2022	74.73 years	+0.3%
2023	74.89 years	+0.2%
2024	75.09 years	+0.3%
2025	75.28 years	+0.2%
2026	75.47 years	+0.3%
2027	75.65 years	+0.2%
2028	75.84 years	+0.2%
2029	76.02 years	+0.2%
2030	76.2 years	+0.2%
2031	76.38 years	+0.2%
2032	76.56 years	+0.2%
2033	76.73 years	+0.2%
2034	76.91 years	+0.2%
2035	77.09 years	+0.2%
2036	77.27 years	+0.2%
2037	77.45 years	+0.2%
2038	77.63 years	+0.2%
2039	77.8 years	+0.2%
2040	77.98 years	+0.2%
2041	78.15 years	+0.2%
2042	78.34 years	+0.2%
2043	78.52 years	+0.2%
2044	78.7 years	+0.2%
2045	78.87 years	+0.2%
2046	79.05 years	+0.2%
2047	79.22 years	+0.2%
2048	79.4 years	+0.2%
2049	79.58 years	+0.2%
2050	79.75 years	+0.2%
2051	79.93 years	+0.2%
2052	80.1 years	+0.2%
2053	80.28 years	+0.2%
2054	80.44 years	+0.2%
2055	80.61 years	+0.2%
2056	80.79 years	+0.2%
2057	80.96 years	+0.2%
2058	81.12 years	+0.2%
2059	81.29 years	+0.2%
2060	81.47 years	+0.2%
2061	81.64 years	+0.2%
2062	81.81 years	+0.2%
2063	81.97 years	+0.2%
2064	82.14 years	+0.2%
2065	82.3 years	+0.2%
2066	82.46 years	+0.2%
2067	82.62 years	+0.2%
2068	82.78 years	+0.2%
2069	82.94 years	+0.2%
2070	83.11 years	+0.2%
2071	83.25 years	+0.2%
2072	83.41 years	+0.2%
2073	83.57 years	+0.2%
2074	83.72 years	+0.2%
2075	83.86 years	+0.2%
2076	84.01 years	+0.2%
2077	84.15 years	+0.2%
2078	84.29 years	+0.2%
2079	84.44 years	+0.2%
2080	84.57 years	+0.2%
2081	84.72 years	+0.2%
2082	84.85 years	+0.2%
2083	84.99 years	+0.2%
2084	85.14 years	+0.2%
2085	85.26 years	+0.2%
2086	85.4 years	+0.2%
2087	85.53 years	+0.2%
2088	85.67 years	+0.2%
2089	85.81 years	+0.2%
2090	85.93 years	+0.1%
2091	86.05 years	+0.1%
2092	86.18 years	+0.2%
2093	86.31 years	+0.1%
2094	86.44 years	+0.1%
2095	86.55 years	+0.1%
2096	86.67 years	+0.1%
2097	86.79 years	+0.1%
2098	86.92 years	+0.1%
2099	87.03 years	+0.1%
2100	87.14 years	+0.1%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

Bhutan's 87.14 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.4 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Bhutan's 87.14 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 87.89 years, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	54.94 years	54.8 years	55.24 years	10
1960s	56.35 years	55.37 years	57.59 years	10
1970s	59.5 years	57.91 years	61.15 years	10
1980s	63.2 years	61.52 years	64.88 years	10
1990s	66.79 years	65.22 years	68.39 years	10
2000s	70.2 years	68.39 years	71.68 years	10
2010s	73.19 years	72.04 years	74.18 years	10
2020s	75.18 years	74.36 years	76.02 years	10
2030s	77 years	76.2 years	77.8 years	10
2040s	78.78 years	77.98 years	79.58 years	10
2050s	80.53 years	79.75 years	81.29 years	10
2060s	82.21 years	81.47 years	82.94 years	10
2070s	83.78 years	83.11 years	84.44 years	10
2080s	85.19 years	84.57 years	85.81 years	10
2090s	86.49 years	85.93 years	87.03 years	10
2100s	87.14 years	87.14 years	87.14 years	1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

109 Mauritius 87.27 years compare
110 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 87.22 years compare
111 Barbados 87.15 years compare
113 Brazil 87.12 years compare
114 Romania 87.09 years compare
115 Mexico 87.08 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Bhutan?: Life expectancy at age 15 in Bhutan was 87.14 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 87.14 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 54.8 years in 1950.
How does Bhutan rank for life expectancy at age 15?: Bhutan ranks 112th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Life expectancy at age 15
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.