Life expectancy at birth, total in Bhutan
Bhutan: Life expectancy at birth, total was 73.26 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Bhutan, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Bhutan stood at 73.26 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Bhutan peaked at 73.26 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.37 years, in 1960.
That places Bhutan 121st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.21 years | 36.37 years | 40.57 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.23 years | 41.19 years | 47.45 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.68 years | 48.2 years | 55.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.9 years | 55.81 years | 62.03 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.45 years | 61.84 years | 68.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.55 years | 68.77 years | 72 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.74 years | 72.25 years | 73.26 years | 5 |
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More health data for Bhutan
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 6,862 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 6,494 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 26,102 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 7.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 26,697 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 6,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 6,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 6,162 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 7,055 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 6,272 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Bhutan?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Bhutan was 73.26 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 73.26 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.37 years in 1960.
- How does Bhutan rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Bhutan ranks 121st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.