What is life expectancy in Bhutan?

Life expectancy in Bhutan was 72.98 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 72.98 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 35.31 years in 1950.

How does Bhutan rank for life expectancy?

Bhutan ranks 139th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Bhutan

Name: Life expectancy in Bhutan
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bhutan: Life expectancy was 72.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

72.98 years

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

139th

of 236 countries

All-time high

72.98 years

in 2023

All-time low

35.31 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Bhutan, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Bhutan stood at 72.98 years. 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 in Bhutan peaked at 72.98 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.31 years, in 1950.

That places Bhutan 139th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	35.57 years	35.31 years	36.12 years	10
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	68.76 years	72 years	10
2020s	72.61 years	72.25 years	72.98 years	4

Countries ranked near Bhutan

136 Trinidad and Tobago 73.49 years compare
137 Ukraine 73.42 years compare
138 Russia 73.15 years compare
140 Tonga 72.89 years compare
141 Honduras 72.88 years compare
142 Seychelles 72.86 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Bhutan

Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 7,002 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 6,084 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 5,900 (2025)
Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 7,135 (2025)
Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 7,519 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 6,769 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 6,433 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 7,055 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 7.2% (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 7,310 (2025)

All data for Bhutan →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Bhutan?: Life expectancy in Bhutan was 72.98 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 72.98 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 35.31 years in 1950.
How does Bhutan rank for life expectancy?: Bhutan ranks 139th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.