Health in Bhutan

989 indicators covering health for Bhutan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number healthy diet unaffordable 0 2024 down 100.0% 138th
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status 82 2025 up 54.7% 83rd
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving 84 2025 up 42.4% 78th
Pcv3 number unvaccinated 97.99 2023 138th
Reported number of human rabies deaths 0 2024 62nd
Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births) 94.5% 2019 up 50.0% 75th
Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases 0 2024 down 100.0% 47th
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home 95.7% 2024 up 17.0% 13th
HPV immunization coverage estimates among primary target cohort (9-14) 98.0% 2025 up 1.0% 3rd
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 1,235 2011 up 19.1% 120th
Number of reported cholera deaths 0 1998 down 100.0% 37th
Physiotherapists 33 2022 up 230.0% 97th
Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine 92 2024 up 22.7% 5th
Generalist medical practitioners 263 2022 up 57.5% 94th
Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 73.39 2017 up 153.1% 88th
New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 127 2012 down 65.9% 134th
Average death rate due to natural disasters 3.65 2019 down 99.2% 40th
Number of full-time equivalent staff in national agency 14 2022 up 600.0% 24th
Total number of notified TB cases 1,082 2014 up 8.0% 121st
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 419 2021 83rd
Specialist medical practitioners 169 2022 up 152.2% 88th
New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 0 2012 109th
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 91.0% 2011 down 2.2% 25th
Insufficiently active 84.07 2016 up 0.4% 63rd
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 96.77 2021 40th
Medical doctors 35.2% 2022 up 1.7% 74th
Number of presumed malaria cases 0 2024 40th
Number of indigenous malaria cases 0 2024 down 100.0% 82nd
Number of confirmed malaria cases 144 2024 up 38.5% 85th
Total number of  malaria cases 144 2024 up 38.5% 85th
Retreatment cases: treatment after default 5 2012 109th
Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases 0 2024 down 100.0% 75th
Number of suspected malaria cases 116,388 2024 up 57.1% 80th
Retreatment cases: other 0 2011 down 100.0% 123rd
Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 10 2012 down 65.5% 88th
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy 144 2024 up 71.4% 77th
Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy 16,732 2024 down 36.0% 81st
Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 400 2015 up 33.3% 151st
Tuberculosis funding versus budget requirement 65,000 2025 down 89.3% 91st
Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads 62 2025 up 24.0% 67th
Percentage of people living with HIV receiving treatment who have 89 2025 down 5.3% 71st
Number of reported deaths from cholera 0 1998 down 100.0% 51st
Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 2 2024 unchanged 53rd
Domestic Expenditure on Malaria 154,157 2024 down 32.9% 66th
Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household 9.0% 2022 up 68.5% 54th
Number of cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported 0 2024 down 100.0% 50th
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 6.5 2014 down 15.6% 55th
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test 0 2024 down 100.0% 83rd
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 4.2 2014 down 6.7% 11th
Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test 99,656 2024 up 107.9% 61st
Average cost of tuberculosis treatment multi drug resistant 886 2024 up 16.6% 55th
Nursing personnel 57.1% 2022 down 0.7% 81st
Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation 57.1% 2022 down 0.7% 77th
Hpv vaccination coverage in 15 year olds 93 2024 up 12.0% 8th
Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 84 2008 up 366.7% 62nd
Confirmed cases of MDR-TB 16 2012 up 700.0% 79th
New cases: other 0 2011 33rd
Compliance with international health regulations 76 2016 up 162.1% 77th
Number of malaria cases treated with any first  line tx courses 10 2023 down 76.2% 74th
Number of indigenous P. vivax malaria cases 0 2024 down 100.0% 39th