Life expectancy vs gdp per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Life expectancy vs gdp per capita was 72.98 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs gdp per capita in Bhutan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs gdp per capita in Bhutan is 72.98, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs gdp per capita in Bhutan peaked at 72.98 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.31, 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 | 35.31 | 36.12 | 10 |
| 1960s | 38.21 | 36.37 | 40.57 | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.23 | 41.19 | 47.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.68 | 48.2 | 55.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.9 | 55.81 | 62.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.45 | 61.84 | 68.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.55 | 68.76 | 72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.61 | 72.25 | 72.98 | 4 |
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More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,531 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 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 vs gdp per capita in Bhutan?
- Life expectancy vs gdp per capita in Bhutan was 72.98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 72.98 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.31 in 1950.
- How does Bhutan rank for life expectancy vs gdp per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 139th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs gdp per capita 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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