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Bhutan
BTNLife expectancy at birth, total
73.3 years
Reference period 2024 · years
World Bank · World Development Indicators
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Life expectancy at birth, total · Historical trend
- Value
- 73.3 years 2024
- Previous value
- 73 years 2023
- Change
- 0.29 years
World Bank · World Development Indicators
Exact values by period are available in the table below.
| Reference period | Value | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 65.9 years | |
| 2006 | 66.5 years | |
| 2007 | 67.2 years | |
| 2008 | 67.7 years | |
| 2009 | 68.2 years | |
| 2010 | 68.8 years | |
| 2011 | 69.3 years | |
| 2012 | 69.8 years | |
| 2013 | 70.2 years | |
| 2014 | 70.5 years | |
| 2015 | 70.8 years | |
| 2016 | 71.1 years | |
| 2017 | 71.4 years | |
| 2018 | 71.7 years | |
| 2019 | 72 years | |
| 2020 | 72.3 years | |
| 2021 | 72.4 years | |
| 2022 | 72.8 years | |
| 2023 | 73 years | |
| 2024 | 73.3 years |
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