Life Expectancy at Birth in Bhutan
Bhutan: Life Expectancy at Birth was 73.26 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Bhutan, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Bhutan stood at 73.26. 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 in Bhutan peaked at 73.26 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.37, in 1960.
That places Bhutan 123rd out of 216 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 | 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 | 68.77 | 72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.74 | 72.25 | 73.26 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 120 Trinidad and Tobago 73.62 compare
- 121 West Bank and Gaza 73.44 compare
- 122 Russian Federation 73.44 compare
- 124 Tonga 73.07 compare
- 125 Honduras 73.04 compare
- 126 American Samoa 72.99 compare
More gender data for Bhutan
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,779 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 4,996 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 4,784 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 4,999 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 4,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 4,986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Bhutan?
- Life expectancy at birth in Bhutan was 73.26 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 73.26 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.37 in 1960.
- How does Bhutan rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Bhutan ranks 123rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.