Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Bhutan

Female life expectancy in Bhutan in 2024 — 75.27 years. Ranked 134 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 101.6%.

2024 75.27 years +0.41% vs 2023
World rank 134of 217
Period maximum 75.27 years2024
Period minimum 37.33 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Bhutan, 1960–202430405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 37.33 years1962: 37.97 years1964: 38.81 years1966: 39.83 years1968: 40.99 years1970: 42.18 years1972: 43.48 years1974: 44.82 years1976: 46.22 years1978: 47.74 years1980: 49.32 years1982: 50.92 years1984: 52.45 years1986: 54 years1988: 55.62 years1990: 57.14 years1992: 58.58 years1994: 59.79 years1996: 61.44 years1998: 62.85 years2000: 63.45 years2002: 65.62 years2004: 66.95 years2006: 68.26 years2008: 69.44 years2010: 70.51 years2012: 71.51 years2014: 72.22 years2016: 72.88 years2018: 73.59 years2020: 74.19 years2022: 74.72 years2024: 75.27 years
Change over the period: +37.94 (+101.64%) Average annual rate: 1.1 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bhutan

Bhutan 75.27 years
World 75.97 years
South Asia 74.22 years
Southern Asia computed 73.86 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 72.1 years
Female life expectancy — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 75.27 +0.3 +0.41%
2023 74.97 +0.24 +0.33%
2022 74.72 +0.36 +0.48%
2021 74.37 +0.17 +0.23%
2020 74.19 +0.29 +0.4%
2019 73.9 +0.31 +0.43%
2018 73.59 +0.34 +0.46%
2017 73.25 +0.37 +0.51%
2016 72.88 +0.39 +0.54%
2015 72.49 +0.27 +0.38%
2014 72.22 +0.32 +0.45%
2013 71.89 +0.38 +0.53%
2012 71.51 +0.46 +0.65%
2011 71.05 +0.54 +0.77%
2010 70.51 +0.7 +1%
2009 69.82 +0.38 +0.54%
2008 69.44 +0.55 +0.8%
2007 68.89 +0.63 +0.92%
2006 68.26 +0.71 +1.05%
2005 67.55 +0.6 +0.89%
2004 66.95 +0.64 +0.96%
2003 66.31 +0.69 +1.06%
2002 65.62 +0.73 +1.12%
2001 64.89 +1.45 +2.28%
2000 63.45 −0.13 −0.2%
1999 63.57 +0.73 +1.15%
1998 62.85 +0.72 +1.16%
1997 62.13 +0.69 +1.12%
1996 61.44 +0.73 +1.2%
1995 60.71 +0.93 +1.55%
1994 59.79 +0.49 +0.83%
1993 59.29 +0.71 +1.22%
1992 58.58 +0.78 +1.35%
1991 57.8 +0.66 +1.15%
1990 57.14 +0.74 +1.3%
1989 56.41 +0.78 +1.41%
1988 55.62 +0.8 +1.47%
1987 54.82 +0.82 +1.51%
1986 54 +0.82 +1.54%
1985 53.18 +0.73 +1.39%
1984 52.45 +0.75 +1.45%
1983 51.7 +0.78 +1.54%
1982 50.92 +0.81 +1.61%
1981 50.11 +0.79 +1.6%
1980 49.32 +0.79 +1.63%
1979 48.53 +0.79 +1.66%
1978 47.74 +0.76 +1.62%
1977 46.97 +0.75 +1.62%
1976 46.22 +0.74 +1.63%
1975 45.48 +0.66 +1.47%
1974 44.82 +0.67 +1.52%
1973 44.15 +0.67 +1.54%
1972 43.48 +0.67 +1.56%
1971 42.81 +0.63 +1.5%
1970 42.18 +0.6 +1.44%
1969 41.58 +0.6 +1.45%
1968 40.99 +0.59 +1.47%
1967 40.39 +0.56 +1.42%
1966 39.83 +0.53 +1.35%
1965 39.3 +0.49 +1.27%
1964 38.81 +0.44 +1.16%
1963 38.36 +0.4 +1.04%
1962 37.97 +0.35 +0.94%
1961 37.62 +0.29 +0.77%
1960 37.33

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.