Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Bhutan

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Bhutan was 72.97 years. A difference of +0.22 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Bhutan were 71.31 years and 74.97 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Bhutan for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Bhutan (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Bhutan (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	36.37	35.48	37.33
1961	36.65	35.77	37.62
1962	36.99	36.1	37.97
1963	37.37	36.47	38.36
1964	37.8	36.88	38.81
1965	38.26	37.33	39.3
1966	38.79	37.86	39.83
1967	39.36	38.44	40.39
1968	39.96	39.05	40.99
1969	40.57	39.67	41.58
1970	41.19	40.31	42.18
1971	41.83	40.97	42.81
1972	42.49	41.62	43.48
1973	43.14	42.26	44.15
1974	43.8	42.92	44.82
1975	44.51	43.68	45.48
1976	45.23	44.38	46.22
1977	45.95	45.08	46.97
1978	46.69	45.81	47.74
1979	47.45	46.54	48.53
1980	48.2	47.26	49.32
1981	48.98	48.03	50.11
1982	49.78	48.83	50.92
1983	50.55	49.6	51.7
1984	51.31	50.37	52.45
1985	52.03	51.08	53.18
1986	52.83	51.86	54
1987	53.62	52.64	54.82
1988	54.39	53.37	55.62
1989	55.12	54.06	56.41
1990	55.81	54.72	57.14
1991	56.45	55.34	57.8
1992	57.21	56.08	58.58
1993	57.91	56.76	59.29
1994	58.4	57.25	59.79
1995	59.28	58.09	60.71
1996	59.98	58.77	61.44
1997	60.64	59.4	62.13
1998	61.32	60.05	62.85
1999	62.03	60.75	63.57
2000	61.84	60.51	63.45
2001	63.32	62.02	64.89
2002	63.98	62.64	65.62
2003	64.66	63.31	66.31
2004	65.29	63.93	66.95
2005	65.88	64.5	67.55
2006	66.5	65.06	68.26
2007	67.15	65.72	68.89
2008	67.73	66.32	69.44
2009	68.16	66.78	69.82
2010	68.77	67.32	70.51
2011	69.28	67.81	71.05
2012	69.76	68.31	71.51
2013	70.16	68.72	71.89
2014	70.5	69.08	72.22
2015	70.8	69.39	72.49
2016	71.12	69.66	72.88
2017	71.41	69.89	73.25
2018	71.71	70.15	73.58
2019	72.01	70.43	73.9
2020	72.25	70.64	74.19
2021	72.45	70.84	74.36
2022	72.75	71.11	74.72
2023	72.97	71.31	74.97