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Life expectancy of women vs. men in Bhutan

Bhutan: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 74.97 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
74.97 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
151st
of 236 countries
All-time high
74.97 years
in 2023
All-time low
36.25 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy of women vs. men in Bhutan, 1950–2023

020406080195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy of women vs. men in Bhutan is 74.97 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Bhutan peaked at 74.97 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.25 years, in 1950.

That places Bhutan 151st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy of women vs. men in Bhutan, year by year

Year years Change
1950 36.25 years —
1951 36.27 years +0.1%
1952 36.29 years +0.1%
1953 36.33 years +0.1%
1954 36.38 years +0.1%
1955 36.46 years +0.2%
1956 36.57 years +0.3%
1957 36.7 years +0.4%
1958 36.87 years +0.5%
1959 37.08 years +0.6%
1960 37.33 years +0.7%
1961 37.62 years +0.8%
1962 37.97 years +0.9%
1963 38.36 years +1.0%
1964 38.81 years +1.2%
1965 39.3 years +1.3%
1966 39.83 years +1.3%
1967 40.39 years +1.4%
1968 40.98 years +1.5%
1969 41.58 years +1.5%
1970 42.18 years +1.4%
1971 42.81 years +1.5%
1972 43.48 years +1.6%
1973 44.15 years +1.5%
1974 44.82 years +1.5%
1975 45.48 years +1.5%
1976 46.22 years +1.6%
1977 46.97 years +1.6%
1978 47.73 years +1.6%
1979 48.53 years +1.7%
1980 49.32 years +1.6%
1981 50.11 years +1.6%
1982 50.92 years +1.6%
1983 51.7 years +1.5%
1984 52.45 years +1.5%
1985 53.18 years +1.4%
1986 54 years +1.5%
1987 54.82 years +1.5%
1988 55.62 years +1.5%
1989 56.41 years +1.4%
1990 57.14 years +1.3%
1991 57.8 years +1.2%
1992 58.58 years +1.3%
1993 59.29 years +1.2%
1994 59.78 years +0.8%
1995 60.71 years +1.5%
1996 61.44 years +1.2%
1997 62.13 years +1.1%
1998 62.85 years +1.2%
1999 63.57 years +1.2%
2000 63.45 years -0.2%
2001 64.89 years +2.3%
2002 65.62 years +1.1%
2003 66.31 years +1.1%
2004 66.95 years +1.0%
2005 67.55 years +0.9%
2006 68.26 years +1.1%
2007 68.89 years +0.9%
2008 69.44 years +0.8%
2009 69.82 years +0.5%
2010 70.51 years +1.0%
2011 71.05 years +0.8%
2012 71.51 years +0.6%
2013 71.89 years +0.5%
2014 72.22 years +0.4%
2015 72.49 years +0.4%
2016 72.88 years +0.5%
2017 73.25 years +0.5%
2018 73.58 years +0.5%
2019 73.9 years +0.4%
2020 74.19 years +0.4%
2021 74.36 years +0.2%
2022 74.72 years +0.5%
2023 74.97 years +0.3%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

  • Bhutan's 74.97 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 70.48 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bhutan's 74.97 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 75.67 years, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 36.52 years 36.25 years 37.08 years 10
1960s 39.22 years 37.33 years 41.58 years 10
1970s 45.24 years 42.18 years 48.53 years 10
1980s 52.85 years 49.32 years 56.41 years 10
1990s 60.33 years 57.14 years 63.57 years 10
2000s 67.12 years 63.45 years 69.82 years 10
2010s 72.33 years 70.51 years 73.9 years 10
2020s 74.56 years 74.19 years 74.97 years 4

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 148 Honduras 75.5 years compare
  2. 149 Uzbekistan 75.4 years compare
  3. 150 Kyrgyzstan 75.25 years compare
  4. 152 Guatemala 74.88 years compare
  5. 153 Dominica 74.55 years compare
  6. 154 Syrian Arab Republic 74.41 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Bhutan?
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Bhutan was 74.97 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 74.97 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 36.25 years in 1950.
How does Bhutan rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
Bhutan ranks 151st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy of women vs. men
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.