Life expectancy at birth in Bhutan
Bhutan: Life expectancy at birth was 74.88 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth in Bhutan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Bhutan is 74.88, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Bhutan peaked at 74.88 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 65.99, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 55th of 184 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.03 | 65.99 | 71.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.95 | 71.73 | 73.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.66 | 74.45 | 74.88 | 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 birth in Bhutan?
- Life expectancy at birth in Bhutan was 74.88 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 74.88 in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.99 in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Bhutan ranks 55th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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