Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Bhutan

Life expectancy at birth in Bhutan in 2024 — 73.3 years. Ranked 123 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 101.5%.

2024 73.3 years +0.39% vs 2023
World rank 123of 217
Period maximum 73.3 years2024
Period minimum 36.4 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Bhutan, 1960–202430405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 36.4 years1962: 37 years1964: 37.8 years1966: 38.8 years1968: 40 years1970: 41.2 years1972: 42.5 years1974: 43.8 years1976: 45.2 years1978: 46.7 years1980: 48.2 years1982: 49.8 years1984: 51.3 years1986: 52.8 years1988: 54.4 years1990: 55.8 years1992: 57.2 years1994: 58.4 years1996: 60 years1998: 61.3 years2000: 61.8 years2002: 64 years2004: 65.3 years2006: 66.5 years2008: 67.7 years2010: 68.8 years2012: 69.8 years2014: 70.5 years2016: 71.1 years2018: 71.7 years2020: 72.3 years2022: 72.8 years2024: 73.3 years
Change over the period: +36.9 (+101.45%) Average annual rate: 1.1 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Bhutan 73.3 years
World 73.5 years
South Asia 72.6 years
Southern Asia computed 72.1 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 70.1 years
Life expectancy at birth — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 73.3 +0.3 +0.39%
2023 73 +0.2 +0.3%
2022 72.8 +0.3 +0.42%
2021 72.4 +0.2 +0.27%
2020 72.3 +0.2 +0.34%
2019 72 +0.3 +0.41%
2018 71.7 +0.3 +0.42%
2017 71.4 +0.3 +0.41%
2016 71.1 +0.3 +0.45%
2015 70.8 +0.3 +0.42%
2014 70.5 +0.3 +0.49%
2013 70.2 +0.4 +0.58%
2012 69.8 +0.5 +0.69%
2011 69.3 +0.5 +0.75%
2010 68.8 +0.6 +0.89%
2009 68.2 +0.4 +0.62%
2008 67.7 +0.6 +0.87%
2007 67.2 +0.7 +0.98%
2006 66.5 +0.6 +0.95%
2005 65.9 +0.6 +0.9%
2004 65.3 +0.6 +0.97%
2003 64.7 +0.7 +1.06%
2002 64 +0.7 +1.04%
2001 63.3 +1.5 +2.39%
2000 61.8 −0.2 −0.31%
1999 62 +0.7 +1.16%
1998 61.3 +0.7 +1.13%
1997 60.6 +0.7 +1.1%
1996 60 +0.7 +1.19%
1995 59.3 +0.9 +1.51%
1994 58.4 +0.5 +0.84%
1993 57.9 +0.7 +1.22%
1992 57.2 +0.8 +1.34%
1991 56.5 +0.6 +1.15%
1990 55.8 +0.7 +1.25%
1989 55.1 +0.7 +1.35%
1988 54.4 +0.8 +1.43%
1987 53.6 +0.8 +1.5%
1986 52.8 +0.8 +1.52%
1985 52 +0.7 +1.4%
1984 51.3 +0.8 +1.5%
1983 50.6 +0.8 +1.56%
1982 49.8 +0.8 +1.64%
1981 49 +0.8 +1.61%
1980 48.2 +0.8 +1.58%
1979 47.4 +0.8 +1.62%
1978 46.7 +0.7 +1.61%
1977 46 +0.7 +1.59%
1976 45.2 +0.7 +1.61%
1975 44.5 +0.7 +1.63%
1974 43.8 +0.7 +1.54%
1973 43.1 +0.6 +1.53%
1972 42.5 +0.7 +1.57%
1971 41.8 +0.6 +1.57%
1970 41.2 +0.6 +1.53%
1969 40.6 +0.6 +1.52%
1968 40 +0.6 +1.53%
1967 39.4 +0.6 +1.47%
1966 38.8 +0.5 +1.37%
1965 38.3 +0.5 +1.24%
1964 37.8 +0.4 +1.14%
1963 37.4 +0.4 +1.02%
1962 37 +0.3 +0.92%
1961 36.7 +0.3 +0.79%
1960 36.4

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

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