Life expectancy at birth, male in Bhutan

Bhutan: Life expectancy at birth, male was 71.57 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
71.57 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
107th
of 215 countries
All-time high
71.57 years
in 2024
All-time low
35.48 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in Bhutan, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Bhutan is 71.57 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Bhutan peaked at 71.57 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.48 years, in 1960.

Bhutan ranks 107th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 37.3 years 35.48 years 39.67 years 10
1970s 43.36 years 40.31 years 46.54 years 10
1980s 50.71 years 47.26 years 54.06 years 10
1990s 57.72 years 54.72 years 60.75 years 10
2000s 64.08 years 60.51 years 66.78 years 10
2010s 69.08 years 67.32 years 70.43 years 10
2020s 71.09 years 70.64 years 71.57 years 5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 104 Seychelles 72.1 years compare
  2. 105 Azerbaijan 71.71 years compare
  3. 106 Latvia 71.6 years compare
  4. 108 North Korea 71.55 years compare
  5. 109 Belize 71.08 years compare
  6. 110 Bahamas 71.06 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, male in Bhutan?
Life expectancy at birth, male in Bhutan was 71.57 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 71.57 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 35.48 years in 1960.
How does Bhutan rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
Bhutan ranks 107th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.