Life expectancy at birth, men in Bhutan

Life expectancy at birth for men in Bhutan was 71.6 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, men Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Bhutan, 2024 71.6 Years
Change from 2023 +0.4% 2023: 71.3 years
World, 2024 71.1 years Official aggregate
Position in 2024 109th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, men in Bhutan over time

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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth, men (years), 2000 to 2024
Period BhutanWorld
2024 71.6 years 71.1 years
2023 71.3 years 71.0 years
2022 71.1 years 70.6 years
2021 70.8 years 68.8 years
2020 70.6 years 69.7 years
2019 70.4 years 70.5 years
2018 70.2 years 70.3 years
2017 69.9 years 70.0 years
2016 69.7 years 69.8 years
2015 69.4 years 69.6 years
2014 69.1 years 69.4 years
2013 68.7 years 69.2 years
2012 68.3 years 68.9 years
2011 67.8 years 68.6 years
2010 67.3 years 68.4 years
2009 66.8 years 68.0 years
2008 66.3 years 67.7 years
2007 65.7 years 67.5 years
2006 65.1 years 67.1 years
2005 64.5 years 66.8 years
2004 63.9 years 66.5 years
2003 63.3 years 66.2 years
2002 62.6 years 65.9 years
2001 62.0 years 65.7 years
2000 60.5 years 65.4 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4% from 71.3 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 69.1 years, the figure has changed by +3.6%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Bhutan has the 109th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.1 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Bhutan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects