Life expectancy at age 60 in Bhutan
Bhutan: Life expectancy at age 60 was 20.86 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
20.86
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
45th
of 184 countries
All-time high
20.86
in 2021
All-time low
18.24
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Life expectancy at age 60 in Bhutan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, life expectancy at age 60 in Bhutan stood at 20.86. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60 in Bhutan peaked at 20.86 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.24, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 45th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.14 | 18.24 | 19.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.99 | 19.81 | 20.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.69 | 20.51 | 20.86 | 2 |
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More health data for Bhutan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,531 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 5,563 (2025)
- Population, male 53.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 4,611 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 4,814 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 4,815 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 5,026 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60 in Bhutan?
- Life expectancy at age 60 in Bhutan was 20.86 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.86 in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.24 in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for life expectancy at age 60?
- Bhutan ranks 45th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at age 60 rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 Life expectancy at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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