Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Bhutan
Bhutan: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 41.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Bhutan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Bhutan stood at 41.8%. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Bhutan peaked at 47.8% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 47.8% | — |
| 1951 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 47.8% | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 47.8% | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 47.8% | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 47.8% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 47.8% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 47.7% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 47.7% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 47.7% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 47.7% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 47.7% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 47.7% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 47.6% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 47.6% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 47.6% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 47.6% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 47.5% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 47.4% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 47.3% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 47.2% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 46.8% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 46.7% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 46.6% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 46.4% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 46.2% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 46.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 45.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 45.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 45.6% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 45.4% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 45.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 45.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 45.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 44.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 44.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 43.9% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 43.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 43.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 43.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 42.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 42.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 41.8% | -0.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 41.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 41.8% is below the median for South Asia, which is 42.8%, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.8% | 47.8% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.7% | 47.7% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.6% | 47.3% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 46.4% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.7% | 45.2% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 44.1% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 42.5% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 41.8% | 42.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More gender data for Bhutan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 147.07 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 673.62 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 673.62 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.997 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Bhutan?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Bhutan was 41.8% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Bhutan ranks 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.