Life expectancy, source comparison in Bhutan
Bhutan: Life expectancy, source comparison was 72.97 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy, source comparison in Bhutan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy, source comparison in Bhutan is 72.97 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Bhutan peaked at 72.97 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.31 years, in 1950.
Bhutan ranks 139th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.57 years | 35.31 years | 36.12 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 38.21 years | 36.37 years | 40.57 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.23 years | 41.19 years | 47.45 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.68 years | 48.2 years | 55.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.9 years | 55.81 years | 62.03 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.45 years | 61.84 years | 68.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.55 years | 68.77 years | 72 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.61 years | 72.25 years | 72.97 years | 4 |
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More health data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 6,883 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,004 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,614 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7,097 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy, source comparison in Bhutan?
- Life expectancy, source comparison in Bhutan was 72.97 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 72.97 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.31 years in 1950.
- How does Bhutan rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
- Bhutan ranks 139th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy, source comparison rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.