Bhutan - Life expectancy at birth 2018

Life expectancy improves in Bhutan

In 2018 the life expectancy in Bhutan increased to 71.13 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 72.91 years and for men 69.6 years.

Bhutan’s position worsened with respect to the 194 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 118th in 2017 to 121th in 2018.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Bhutan over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2017, when it was 70.85 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2008, when it was 67.5 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Bhutan. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Bhutan in Bhutanese economy.

Bhutan - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2018	72.91	69.60	71.13
2017	72.58	69.37	70.85
2016	72.32	69.14	70.60
2015	72.07	68.88	70.34
2014	71.80	68.57	70.05
2013	71.45	68.23	69.71
2012	71.09	67.84	69.33
2011	70.63	67.41	68.88
2010	70.09	67.03	68.43
2009	69.56	66.50	67.90
2008	69.20	66.07	67.50
2007	68.68	65.52	66.95
2006	68.10	64.92	66.36
2005	67.46	64.43	65.81
2004	66.92	63.90	65.27
2003	66.34	63.34	64.70
2002	65.70	62.73	64.08
2001	65.02	62.13	63.44
2000	63.58	60.71	62.01
1999	63.78	60.94	62.23
1998	63.09	60.26	61.55
1997	62.36	59.60	60.85
1996	61.69	58.99	60.21
1995	60.97	58.31	59.52
1994	60.05	57.46	58.64
1993	59.53	56.95	58.12
1992	58.82	56.27	57.42
1991	58.02	55.50	56.64
1990	57.32	54.85	55.97
1989	56.58	54.17	55.26
1988	55.78	53.46	54.51
1987	54.94	52.71	53.72
1986	54.12	51.92	52.92
1985	53.29	51.15	52.12
1984	52.55	50.44	51.40
1983	51.81	49.66	50.64
1982	51.04	48.86	49.85
1981	50.21	48.05	49.03
1980	49.38	47.24	48.22
1979	48.54	46.46	47.41
1978	47.69	45.68	46.60
1977	46.87	44.86	45.79
1976	45.98	44.06	44.95
1975	45.11	43.21	44.09
1974	44.28	42.38	43.27
1973	43.47	41.56	42.45
1972	42.58	40.72	41.59
1971	41.80	39.83	40.75
1970	41.01	39.02	39.95
1969	40.19	38.19	39.13
1968	39.33	37.32	38.27
1967	38.62	36.66	37.58
1966	37.91	35.99	36.90
1965	37.24	35.33	36.24
1964	36.61	34.71	35.62
1963	36.00	34.13	35.03
1962	35.42	33.58	34.47
1961	34.89	33.06	33.95
1960	34.41	32.58	33.47

Bhutan - Life expectancy at birth