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Life Expectancy in Bhutan vs China (1950-2026)

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The average life expectancy at birth is 73.8 years in Bhutan vs 79 in China. Bhutan is ranked 106/197 by life expectancy, and China is 52/197. In Bhutan, the life expectancy is 72.1 years for males and 75.8 years for females. In China, it's 76.4 years for males and 81.8 years for females.

The drop in life expectancy in China in 1959–1961 was caused by mass starvation, disease, and social disruption resulting from the Great Leap Forward’s policy failures, poor agricultural management, and adverse weather, leading to 15–30 million excess deaths.

Bhutan vs China life expectancy at birth by year

Bhutan
Male

Female
China
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan China
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 73.8 72.1 75.8 79 76.4 81.8
2025 73.5 71.8 75.6 78.4 75.7 81.2
2024 73.3 71.6 75.3 78 75.2 81
2023 73 71.3 75 78 75.2 80.9
2022 72.8 71.1 74.7 78.2 75.5 81.1
2021 72.4 70.8 74.4 78.1 75.5 80.9
2020 72.3 70.6 74.2 78 75.2 81
2019 72 70.4 73.9 77.9 75.3 80.7
2018 71.7 70.2 73.6 77.7 75 80.6
2017 71.4 69.9 73.2 77.2 74.4 80.3
2016 71.1 69.7 72.9 77.2 74.6 80.1
2015 70.8 69.4 72.5 77 74.4 79.8
2014 70.5 69.1 72.2 76.7 74.1 79.5
2013 70.2 68.7 71.9 76.5 73.9 79.2
2012 69.8 68.3 71.5 76.2 73.6 79
2011 69.3 67.8 71.1 75.9 73.3 78.6
2010 68.8 67.3 70.5 75.7 73.2 78.3
2009 68.2 66.8 69.8 75.3 72.8 78
2008 67.7 66.3 69.4 74.8 72.4 77.5
2007 67.2 65.7 68.9 74.8 72.3 77.4
2006 66.5 65.1 68.3 74.4 71.9 77.1
2005 65.9 64.5 67.5 74.1 71.6 76.8
2004 65.3 63.9 66.9 73.7 71.3 76.4
2003 64.7 63.3 66.3 73.4 70.9 76
2002 64 62.6 65.6 73 70.6 75.7
2001 63.3 62 64.9 72.7 70.2 75.3
2000 61.8 60.5 63.4 72.3 69.8 74.9
1999 62 60.7 63.6 72 69.5 74.5
1998 61.3 60.1 62.8 71.6 69.1 74.2
1997 60.6 59.4 62.1 71.2 68.7 73.9
1996 60 58.8 61.4 70.8 68.3 73.5
1995 59.3 58.1 60.7 70.4 67.9 73
1994 58.4 57.2 59.8 69.8 67.4 72.4
1993 57.9 56.8 59.3 69.5 67.1 72
1992 57.2 56.1 58.6 69.1 66.8 71.5
1991 56.5 55.3 57.8 68.6 66.3 71
1990 55.8 54.7 57.1 68.2 65.9 70.6
1989 55.1 54.1 56.4 67.9 65.6 70.4
1988 54.4 53.4 55.6 67.6 65.2 70.1
1987 53.6 52.6 54.8 67.3 64.9 69.7
1986 52.8 51.9 54 66.9 64.6 69.3
1985 52 51.1 53.2 66.5 64.2 68.9
1984 51.3 50.4 52.5 66.1 63.9 68.5
1983 50.6 49.6 51.7 65.7 63.5 68.1
1982 49.8 48.8 50.9 65.2 63 67.6
1981 49 48 50.1 64.8 62.6 67.1
1980 48.2 47.3 49.3 64.2 62.1 66.5
1979 47.4 46.5 48.5 63.7 61.5 65.9
1978 46.7 45.8 47.7 63.1 60.9 65.3
1977 46 45.1 47 62.5 60.3 64.7
1976 45.2 44.4 46.2 61.2 59.2 63.3
1975 44.5 43.7 45.5 61 58.9 63.1
1974 43.8 42.9 44.8 60.2 58.2 62.3
1973 43.1 42.3 44.2 59.5 57.6 61.5
1972 42.5 41.6 43.5 58.6 56.7 60.5
1971 41.8 41 42.8 57.7 55.9 59.6
1970 41.2 40.3 42.2 56.8 54.9 58.8
1969 40.6 39.7 41.6 56 54.1 58
1968 40 39 41 55.2 53.3 57.2
1967 39.4 38.4 40.4 54.4 52.4 56.5
1966 38.8 37.9 39.8 53.7 51.7 55.8
1965 38.3 37.3 39.3 53 51 55.2
1964 37.8 36.9 38.8 52.3 50.3 54.5
1963 37.4 36.5 38.4 51.7 49.7 53.9
1962 37 36.1 38 51 48.9 53.2
1961 36.7 35.8 37.6 40.2 38.6 41.9
1960 36.4 35.5 37.3 33.4 32.2 34.9
1959 36.1 35.2 37.1 40.2 38.6 42
1958 35.9 35 36.9 48.8 47 50.9
1957 35.7 34.9 36.7 48.4 46.6 50.4
1956 35.6 34.7 36.6 47.8 46 49.8
1955 35.5 34.6 36.5 47.2 45.5 49.2
1954 35.4 34.5 36.4 46.8 45.1 48.6
1953 35.4 34.5 36.3 45.9 44.4 47.7
1952 35.4 34.5 36.3 45.3 43.7 47.2
1951 35.3 34.4 36.3 44.6 42.9 46.4
1950 35.3 34.4 36.2 43.8 42.2 45.7

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 64.8 years in Bhutan and 68.6 in China. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 15.7 healthy years in Bhutan and 16.2 in China.

Bhutan vs China life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Bhutan and China, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
46.0 vs 50.2 years

Mean expected age of death:
76.0 vs 80.2 years

Median expected age of death:
78.1 vs 82.5 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Bhutan China
Male Female Male Female
40 98.7% 98.9% 99.0% 99.4%
50 95.8% 96.7% 96.6% 98.2%
60 87.9% 91.5% 90.8% 95.4%
65 80.5% 86.7% 85.1% 92.5%
70 69.7% 78.9% 76.8% 88.0%
75 54.9% 66.8% 65.1% 80.2%
80 37.1% 49.7% 49.8% 68.1%
85 19.2% 29.2% 30.9% 49.5%
90 6.5% 12.1% 13.6% 27.8%
95 1.2% 3.0% 3.1% 9.5%
100 0.1% 0.4% 0.2% 1.5%

Life expectancy by current age

Bhutan
Male

Female
China
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Bhutan China
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.8 101.7 101.9 102 101.7 102
99 100.9 100.8 101 101 100.6 101.1
98 100 99.9 100.1 100.1 99.6 100.2
97 99.1 99 99.2 99.3 98.7 99.4
96 98.2 98.1 98.3 98.4 97.9 98.6
95 97.4 97.2 97.5 97.6 97.1 97.8
94 96.5 96.3 96.6 96.8 96.3 97
93 95.7 95.5 95.8 96 95.5 96.2
92 94.8 94.6 95 95.3 94.7 95.5
91 94 93.8 94.2 94.6 94 94.9
90 93.2 93 93.4 93.9 93.3 94.2
89 92.5 92.2 92.7 93.2 92.6 93.6
88 91.7 91.4 92 92.6 91.9 93
87 91 90.7 91.2 92 91.3 92.4
86 90.3 89.9 90.5 91.4 90.6 91.8
85 89.6 89.2 89.9 90.8 90 91.3
84 88.9 88.5 89.2 90.2 89.4 90.7
83 88.2 87.8 88.6 89.6 88.8 90.2
82 87.6 87.2 88 89.1 88.2 89.8
81 87 86.6 87.4 88.6 87.7 89.3
80 86.4 85.9 86.8 88.1 87.2 88.9
79 85.8 85.4 86.3 87.7 86.7 88.5
78 85.3 84.8 85.8 87.3 86.2 88.2
77 84.8 84.2 85.3 86.9 85.8 87.8
76 84.3 83.7 84.9 86.5 85.3 87.5
75 83.8 83.2 84.5 86.2 84.9 87.2
74 83.4 82.7 84.1 85.8 84.5 86.9
73 83 82.3 83.7 85.5 84.1 86.7
72 82.5 81.8 83.3 85.2 83.7 86.4
71 82.2 81.4 83 84.9 83.4 86.1
70 81.8 81 82.7 84.6 83 85.9
69 81.4 80.6 82.4 84.3 82.7 85.7
68 81.1 80.2 82.1 84 82.4 85.5
67 80.8 79.8 81.8 83.8 82.1 85.4
66 80.5 79.5 81.5 83.6 81.8 85.2
65 80.2 79.2 81.3 83.3 81.5 85
64 79.9 78.9 81.1 83.1 81.3 84.9
63 79.7 78.6 80.9 82.9 81 84.7
62 79.4 78.3 80.7 82.7 80.8 84.6
61 79.2 78 80.5 82.5 80.6 84.5
60 79 77.8 80.3 82.4 80.4 84.3
59 78.8 77.5 80.2 82.2 80.2 84.2
58 78.6 77.3 80 82.1 80 84.2
57 78.4 77.1 79.9 82 79.8 84.1
56 78.2 76.9 79.7 81.8 79.7 84
55 78 76.7 79.6 81.7 79.5 83.9
54 77.9 76.5 79.5 81.6 79.4 83.8
53 77.7 76.4 79.3 81.5 79.2 83.7
52 77.6 76.2 79.2 81.4 79.1 83.7
51 77.5 76.1 79.1 81.3 79 83.6
50 77.4 76 79 81.2 78.9 83.5
49 77.3 75.8 78.9 81.1 78.8 83.5
48 77.1 75.7 78.8 81 78.7 83.4
47 77 75.6 78.7 81 78.6 83.4
46 77 75.5 78.7 80.9 78.5 83.3
45 76.9 75.4 78.6 80.8 78.4 83.3
44 76.8 75.3 78.5 80.8 78.3 83.2
43 76.7 75.3 78.4 80.7 78.3 83.2
42 76.7 75.2 78.4 80.6 78.2 83.1
41 76.6 75.1 78.3 80.6 78.1 83.1
40 76.5 75.1 78.3 80.5 78.1 83.1
39 76.5 75 78.2 80.5 78 83
38 76.4 75 78.2 80.5 78 83
37 76.4 74.9 78.1 80.4 77.9 83
36 76.3 74.9 78.1 80.4 77.9 83
35 76.3 74.8 78 80.4 77.8 82.9
34 76.2 74.8 78 80.3 77.8 82.9
33 76.2 74.7 77.9 80.3 77.8 82.9
32 76.1 74.7 77.9 80.2 77.7 82.8
31 76.1 74.6 77.8 80.2 77.7 82.8
30 76 74.6 77.8 80.2 77.6 82.8
29 76 74.5 77.8 80.1 77.6 82.8
28 76 74.5 77.7 80.1 77.6 82.7
27 75.9 74.4 77.7 80.1 77.5 82.7
26 75.9 74.4 77.7 80 77.5 82.7
25 75.8 74.3 77.6 80 77.4 82.7
24 75.8 74.3 77.6 80 77.4 82.6
23 75.8 74.2 77.6 79.9 77.4 82.6
22 75.7 74.2 77.5 79.9 77.3 82.6
21 75.7 74.1 77.5 79.9 77.3 82.6
20 75.6 74.1 77.5 79.8 77.3 82.5
19 75.6 74 77.4 79.8 77.2 82.5
18 75.6 74 77.4 79.8 77.2 82.5
17 75.5 74 77.4 79.8 77.2 82.5
16 75.5 73.9 77.4 79.8 77.2 82.5
15 75.5 73.9 77.3 79.7 77.1 82.4
14 75.4 73.9 77.3 79.7 77.1 82.4
13 75.4 73.9 77.3 79.7 77.1 82.4
12 75.4 73.8 77.3 79.7 77.1 82.4
11 75.4 73.8 77.3 79.7 77 82.4
10 75.4 73.8 77.3 79.6 77 82.4
9 75.4 73.8 77.2 79.6 77 82.4
8 75.3 73.7 77.2 79.6 77 82.3
7 75.3 73.7 77.2 79.6 77 82.3
6 75.3 73.7 77.2 79.6 76.9 82.3
5 75.3 73.7 77.2 79.6 76.9 82.3
4 75.2 73.6 77.1 79.5 76.9 82.3
3 75.2 73.6 77.1 79.5 76.9 82.2
2 75.1 73.5 77 79.5 76.9 82.2
1 75 73.4 76.9 79.5 76.8 82.2
0 73.8 72.1 75.8 79 76.4 81.8

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in Bhutan can expect to live to 76 years compared to 80.2 in China, rising to 80.2 and 83.3 at 65, and to 86.4 and 88.1 at 80 — higher than the 73.8 and 79 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Bhutan and China.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Bhutan
Male

Female
China
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Bhutan China
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.21% 0.1% 0.36% 0.82% 0.19% 1.45%
99 0.35% 0.18% 0.58% 1.33% 0.38% 2.27%
98 0.56% 0.3% 0.91% 2.06% 0.72% 3.42%
97 0.87% 0.49% 1.37% 3.08% 1.24% 4.95%
96 1.31% 0.77% 2.02% 4.43% 2% 6.91%
95 1.91% 1.17% 2.89% 6.17% 3.05% 9.37%
94 2.72% 1.73% 4.02% 8.32% 4.42% 12.3%
93 3.78% 2.48% 5.45% 10.9% 6.13% 15.8%
92 5.11% 3.46% 7.21% 13.7% 8.19% 19.4%
91 6.74% 4.71% 9.31% 16.8% 10.6% 23.3%
90 8.69% 6.25% 11.8% 20.2% 13.3% 27.4%
89 11% 8.1% 14.5% 23.8% 16.3% 31.6%
88 13.6% 10.3% 17.6% 27.5% 19.5% 35.8%
87 16.4% 12.7% 21% 31.4% 23% 40.2%
86 19.6% 15.5% 24.6% 35.4% 26.6% 44.5%
85 23% 18.5% 28.4% 39.4% 30.3% 48.8%
84 26.5% 21.7% 32.3% 43.3% 34.1% 52.9%
83 30.2% 25.1% 36.4% 47.2% 37.9% 56.8%
82 33.9% 28.5% 40.4% 51% 41.7% 60.5%
81 37.7% 32.1% 44.4% 54.5% 45.3% 64%
80 41.4% 35.7% 48.3% 57.8% 48.8% 67.1%
79 45% 39.2% 52% 60.9% 52.2% 70%
78 48.6% 42.7% 55.5% 63.8% 55.3% 72.5%
77 52% 46.2% 58.8% 66.5% 58.3% 74.9%
76 55.3% 49.6% 62% 69% 61.2% 77%
75 58.4% 52.8% 64.9% 71.3% 63.9% 79%
74 61.3% 55.9% 67.6% 73.5% 66.4% 80.8%
73 64.1% 58.9% 70.2% 75.6% 68.9% 82.5%
72 66.7% 61.8% 72.5% 77.5% 71.1% 84%
71 69.2% 64.5% 74.7% 79.3% 73.3% 85.5%
70 71.5% 67% 76.7% 80.9% 75.3% 86.7%
69 73.6% 69.4% 78.5% 82.4% 77.1% 87.8%
68 75.5% 71.6% 80.2% 83.7% 78.8% 88.8%
67 77.4% 73.7% 81.7% 84.9% 80.4% 89.6%
66 79% 75.6% 83% 86.1% 82% 90.5%
65 80.5% 77.4% 84.3% 87.2% 83.4% 91.2%
64 81.9% 79.1% 85.4% 88.3% 84.8% 91.9%
63 83.2% 80.6% 86.4% 89.2% 86% 92.6%
62 84.4% 82% 87.3% 90.1% 87.1% 93.1%
61 85.5% 83.3% 88.2% 90.8% 88.1% 93.6%
60 86.6% 84.6% 88.9% 91.5% 89% 94.1%
59 87.5% 85.7% 89.6% 92.1% 89.8% 94.5%
58 88.3% 86.7% 90.3% 92.6% 90.5% 94.8%
57 89.1% 87.7% 90.9% 93.1% 91.2% 95.1%
56 89.9% 88.5% 91.5% 93.5% 91.8% 95.4%
55 90.5% 89.3% 92% 94% 92.4% 95.7%
54 91.1% 90% 92.4% 94.4% 92.9% 95.9%
53 91.6% 90.6% 92.9% 94.8% 93.4% 96.2%
52 92.1% 91.2% 93.2% 95.1% 93.9% 96.4%
51 92.6% 91.7% 93.6% 95.4% 94.3% 96.6%
50 93% 92.2% 94% 95.7% 94.7% 96.8%
49 93.4% 92.6% 94.3% 96% 95.1% 97%
48 93.7% 93% 94.6% 96.2% 95.4% 97.1%
47 94% 93.3% 94.8% 96.4% 95.7% 97.3%
46 94.3% 93.7% 95.1% 96.6% 95.9% 97.4%
45 94.6% 93.9% 95.3% 96.8% 96.1% 97.5%
44 94.8% 94.2% 95.5% 97% 96.4% 97.6%
43 95% 94.4% 95.7% 97.1% 96.6% 97.7%
42 95.2% 94.6% 95.8% 97.3% 96.7% 97.8%
41 95.4% 94.8% 96% 97.4% 96.9% 97.9%
40 95.5% 95% 96.1% 97.5% 97% 98%
39 95.7% 95.1% 96.3% 97.6% 97.2% 98.1%
38 95.8% 95.3% 96.4% 97.7% 97.3% 98.1%
37 95.9% 95.4% 96.5% 97.8% 97.4% 98.2%
36 96.1% 95.5% 96.6% 97.9% 97.5% 98.3%
35 96.2% 95.7% 96.7% 97.9% 97.6% 98.3%
34 96.3% 95.8% 96.8% 98% 97.7% 98.4%
33 96.4% 95.9% 96.9% 98.1% 97.8% 98.4%
32 96.5% 96% 97% 98.2% 97.9% 98.5%
31 96.6% 96.1% 97.1% 98.2% 98% 98.5%
30 96.7% 96.2% 97.2% 98.3% 98% 98.6%
29 96.8% 96.3% 97.3% 98.4% 98.1% 98.6%
28 96.8% 96.4% 97.3% 98.4% 98.2% 98.7%
27 96.9% 96.5% 97.4% 98.5% 98.3% 98.7%
26 97% 96.6% 97.5% 98.6% 98.4% 98.8%
25 97.1% 96.7% 97.5% 98.6% 98.4% 98.8%
24 97.2% 96.8% 97.6% 98.7% 98.5% 98.9%
23 97.2% 96.8% 97.7% 98.7% 98.6% 98.9%
22 97.3% 96.9% 97.7% 98.8% 98.7% 99%
21 97.4% 97% 97.8% 98.8% 98.7% 99%
20 97.5% 97.1% 97.8% 98.9% 98.8% 99%
19 97.5% 97.2% 97.9% 98.9% 98.8% 99.1%
18 97.6% 97.3% 97.9% 99% 98.9% 99.1%
17 97.6% 97.4% 97.9% 99% 98.9% 99.1%
16 97.7% 97.4% 98% 99% 98.9% 99.1%
15 97.7% 97.5% 98% 99.1% 99% 99.2%
14 97.8% 97.5% 98% 99.1% 99% 99.2%
13 97.8% 97.5% 98.1% 99.1% 99% 99.2%
12 97.8% 97.6% 98.1% 99.1% 99.1% 99.2%
11 97.9% 97.6% 98.1% 99.2% 99.1% 99.2%
10 97.9% 97.6% 98.1% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
9 97.9% 97.7% 98.2% 99.2% 99.2% 99.3%
8 97.9% 97.7% 98.2% 99.3% 99.2% 99.3%
7 98% 97.7% 98.2% 99.3% 99.2% 99.3%
6 98% 97.8% 98.2% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
5 98.1% 97.8% 98.3% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
4 98.1% 97.9% 98.3% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
3 98.2% 98% 98.4% 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
2 98.2% 98% 98.5% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
1 98.3% 98.1% 98.6% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 86.6% of newborns in Bhutan and 91.5% in China are expected to live past 60, 71.5% and 80.9% past 70, 41.4% and 57.8% past 80, and only 8.69% and 20.2% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

Bhutan
Male

Female
China
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Bhutan China
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 41.5% 44.3% 40% 40.6% 55.2% 38.5%
99 39.6% 42.2% 38% 38.1% 51.3% 36.1%
98 37.6% 40.3% 36% 35.7% 46.6% 33.6%
97 35.6% 38.3% 34% 33.1% 42.1% 30.9%
96 33.7% 36.3% 32% 30.5% 38.1% 28.4%
95 31.7% 34.3% 30% 28.2% 34.3% 26.2%
94 29.8% 32.3% 28.1% 25.9% 31% 24.1%
93 27.9% 30.3% 26.3% 23.4% 27.9% 21.7%
92 26.1% 28.4% 24.4% 20.8% 25.2% 19%
91 24.2% 26.5% 22.6% 18.5% 22.6% 16.6%
90 22.5% 24.6% 20.8% 16.7% 20.4% 14.9%
89 20.7% 22.8% 19.1% 15.1% 18.4% 13.3%
88 19.1% 21.1% 17.5% 13.6% 16.6% 11.9%
87 17.6% 19.4% 16% 12.4% 15% 10.8%
86 16.1% 17.8% 14.7% 11.2% 13.6% 9.72%
85 14.7% 16.2% 13.4% 10.1% 12.3% 8.73%
84 13.4% 14.8% 12.2% 9.17% 11.2% 7.82%
83 12.2% 13.4% 11.1% 8.24% 10.1% 6.95%
82 11% 12.2% 9.98% 7.35% 9.03% 6.12%
81 9.96% 11.1% 8.96% 6.51% 8.06% 5.36%
80 8.98% 10% 8.02% 5.75% 7.17% 4.67%
79 8.09% 9.09% 7.15% 5.09% 6.39% 4.07%
78 7.28% 8.24% 6.37% 4.52% 5.71% 3.56%
77 6.56% 7.47% 5.67% 4.03% 5.14% 3.15%
76 5.91% 6.78% 5.06% 3.62% 4.65% 2.8%
75 5.33% 6.15% 4.52% 3.27% 4.23% 2.5%
74 4.82% 5.59% 4.05% 2.98% 3.86% 2.25%
73 4.35% 5.07% 3.63% 2.69% 3.5% 2.02%
72 3.92% 4.61% 3.25% 2.45% 3.19% 1.81%
71 3.54% 4.18% 2.91% 2.26% 2.96% 1.66%
70 3.19% 3.79% 2.6% 2.04% 2.7% 1.47%
69 2.88% 3.44% 2.32% 1.76% 2.36% 1.22%
68 2.6% 3.11% 2.07% 1.58% 2.14% 1.08%
67 2.34% 2.82% 1.84% 1.48% 2.01% 1%
66 2.11% 2.55% 1.64% 1.37% 1.86% 0.91%
65 1.9% 2.31% 1.46% 1.26% 1.72% 0.83%
64 1.71% 2.09% 1.31% 1.17% 1.59% 0.76%
63 1.55% 1.9% 1.17% 1.06% 1.45% 0.69%
62 1.41% 1.73% 1.06% 0.95% 1.3% 0.61%
61 1.29% 1.58% 0.96% 0.83% 1.14% 0.53%
60 1.17% 1.44% 0.87% 0.73% 1% 0.46%
59 1.07% 1.31% 0.79% 0.64% 0.88% 0.41%
58 0.97% 1.19% 0.72% 0.57% 0.78% 0.36%
57 0.88% 1.08% 0.66% 0.52% 0.71% 0.33%
56 0.8% 0.97% 0.6% 0.48% 0.66% 0.31%
55 0.72% 0.87% 0.55% 0.45% 0.62% 0.29%
54 0.65% 0.78% 0.5% 0.43% 0.59% 0.27%
53 0.59% 0.7% 0.46% 0.41% 0.55% 0.26%
52 0.54% 0.63% 0.42% 0.38% 0.51% 0.24%
51 0.49% 0.56% 0.39% 0.34% 0.46% 0.22%
50 0.44% 0.51% 0.36% 0.3% 0.41% 0.19%
49 0.4% 0.46% 0.33% 0.27% 0.36% 0.17%
48 0.37% 0.42% 0.3% 0.24% 0.32% 0.15%
47 0.33% 0.38% 0.28% 0.22% 0.29% 0.14%
46 0.3% 0.34% 0.25% 0.2% 0.26% 0.13%
45 0.27% 0.3% 0.23% 0.18% 0.24% 0.12%
44 0.24% 0.27% 0.21% 0.17% 0.22% 0.11%
43 0.22% 0.24% 0.19% 0.16% 0.21% 0.11%
42 0.2% 0.22% 0.18% 0.14% 0.19% 0.1%
41 0.18% 0.2% 0.16% 0.13% 0.17% 0.09%
40 0.17% 0.18% 0.15% 0.12% 0.15% 0.08%
39 0.15% 0.16% 0.14% 0.1% 0.13% 0.07%
38 0.14% 0.15% 0.13% 0.1% 0.12% 0.07%
37 0.13% 0.14% 0.12% 0.09% 0.11% 0.06%
36 0.12% 0.13% 0.11% 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
35 0.12% 0.13% 0.11% 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
34 0.11% 0.12% 0.1% 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
33 0.11% 0.11% 0.1% 0.08% 0.09% 0.05%
32 0.1% 0.11% 0.09% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
31 0.1% 0.1% 0.09% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
30 0.09% 0.1% 0.08% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
29 0.09% 0.1% 0.08% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
28 0.09% 0.1% 0.08% 0.07% 0.08% 0.05%
27 0.08% 0.1% 0.07% 0.07% 0.08% 0.05%
26 0.08% 0.1% 0.07% 0.07% 0.08% 0.05%
25 0.08% 0.1% 0.07% 0.06% 0.08% 0.05%
24 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
23 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
22 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.05% 0.07% 0.04%
21 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
20 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% 0.03%
19 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
18 0.06% 0.08% 0.05% 0.04% 0.04% 0.03%
17 0.06% 0.07% 0.04% 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
16 0.05% 0.06% 0.04% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
15 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
14 0.04% 0.04% 0.03% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
13 0.03% 0.04% 0.03% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
12 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
11 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
10 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
9 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
8 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
7 0.03% 0.04% 0.03% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
6 0.04% 0.04% 0.03% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
5 0.05% 0.05% 0.04% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
4 0.05% 0.06% 0.05% 0.02% 0.02% 0.03%
3 0.07% 0.07% 0.06% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
2 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
1 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05%
0 1.66% 1.86% 1.44% 0.54% 0.59% 0.49%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/bhutan/china | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Bhutan compared to China, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 1.66% in the birth year in Bhutan and 0.54% in China, 0.09% vs 0.07% at age 30, 1.17% vs 0.73% at 60, and 8.98% vs 5.75% at 80.

Death rate by age in Bhutan vs China

Bhutan
Male

Female
China
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Bhutan China
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 0 0 21.2 145 0 355
99 137.5 76.2 220.6 505 196.9 819
98 209.6 121.7 326 735 334 1,147
97 309 187.5 467 1,018 523 1,530
96 439 278.9 647 1,350 762 1,962
95 606 401 868 1,738 1,046 2,458
94 811 558 1,131 2,153 1,368 2,972
93 1,054 753 1,431 2,544 1,713 3,413
92 1,331 984 1,759 2,856 2,061 3,693
91 1,633 1,249 2,102 3,108 2,396 3,865
90 1,952 1,541 2,447 3,366 2,708 4,066
89 2,275 1,849 2,779 3,582 2,988 4,200
88 2,591 2,162 3,089 3,745 3,232 4,268
87 2,886 2,466 3,368 3,880 3,440 4,326
86 3,150 2,749 3,608 3,965 3,608 4,325
85 3,375 2,998 3,803 3,995 3,731 4,256
84 3,551 3,206 3,943 3,972 3,803 4,134
83 3,674 3,367 4,022 3,891 3,816 3,953
82 3,741 3,482 4,033 3,745 3,764 3,707
81 3,754 3,550 3,979 3,550 3,655 3,426
80 3,718 3,576 3,867 3,328 3,503 3,132
79 3,643 3,564 3,714 3,103 3,332 2,846
78 3,536 3,521 3,533 2,884 3,160 2,586
77 3,409 3,451 3,336 2,680 2,998 2,356
76 3,267 3,358 3,135 2,497 2,846 2,155
75 3,113 3,248 2,935 2,336 2,704 1,979
74 2,953 3,125 2,738 2,190 2,566 1,823
73 2,787 2,990 2,545 2,034 2,410 1,665
72 2,618 2,846 2,356 1,895 2,269 1,525
71 2,449 2,696 2,171 1,792 2,168 1,415
70 2,281 2,541 1,992 1,654 2,034 1,272
69 2,119 2,386 1,820 1,448 1,822 1,069
68 1,961 2,230 1,657 1,325 1,689 956
67 1,809 2,077 1,503 1,260 1,614 898
66 1,664 1,929 1,361 1,179 1,527 825
65 1,528 1,788 1,231 1,103 1,438 761
64 1,404 1,656 1,115 1,030 1,348 703
63 1,293 1,534 1,012 946 1,247 635
62 1,193 1,421 922 853 1,133 564
61 1,101 1,317 842 757 1,009 498
60 1,015 1,218 772 668 892 436
59 935 1,124 709 590 791 383
58 859 1,033 652 527 706 342
57 787 943 600 482 645 313
56 719 857 551 451 603 292
55 655 775 506 427 572 276.5
54 595 699 466 408 546 263.3
53 542 631 429 387 518 249.2
52 494 571 396 360 482 231.3
51 451 518 366 327 438 210
50 412 471 339 290.9 390 187.2
49 377 428 313 257.4 344 166.1
48 343 388 288.2 229.6 306 149.2
47 312 350 264.6 208.9 276.7 137.2
46 282.8 315 242 192.8 253.9 128.1
45 255.5 283.2 220.8 178.6 234 119.7
44 230.7 254 201.4 165.2 215.7 111.4
43 208.8 228.2 184.2 152.2 198 103.3
42 189.6 205.7 169.1 139.1 180 95.4
41 173.2 186.5 156.2 126 161.9 87.5
40 159.2 170.2 145 113.4 144.6 79.7
39 147.1 156.5 135.1 102.3 129.3 72.9
38 136.8 144.9 126.3 93 116.7 67.2
37 127.7 135.2 118.3 86 107.2 62.7
36 119.9 126.9 110.9 81 100.6 59.2
35 113.1 119.9 104.2 77.6 96.3 56.7
34 107 113.8 98.1 75.4 93.5 55
33 101.7 108.5 92.7 73.9 91.7 53.8
32 97 103.9 88 72.9 90.3 53
31 93 100 83.9 71.6 88.7 51.9
30 89.5 96.8 80.2 70 86.7 50.7
29 86.6 94.4 76.9 68.3 84.6 49.4
28 84.2 92.9 73.9 67 82.9 48.7
27 82.4 92.3 70.9 65.8 81 48.1
26 81 92.6 68.1 64.1 78.3 47.4
25 80.1 93.6 65.3 62.2 75.4 46.7
24 79.3 94.7 62.5 60.3 72.7 45.8
23 78.5 95.7 59.9 57.6 69 44.1
22 77.4 95.9 57.3 53.9 64.4 41.5
21 75.5 94.7 54.6 49.4 59.1 38.1
20 72.4 91.5 51.6 44.8 53.7 34.3
19 67.8 85.7 48.2 40.4 48.5 30.8
18 61.8 77.7 44.2 36.6 44.2 27.6
17 54.7 68 39.9 33.6 40.9 25
16 47.4 58.1 35.5 31.4 38.5 23.1
15 40.6 49 31.3 30 36.9 21.9
14 34.9 41.5 27.7 29.2 35.9 21.3
13 30.7 36 24.8 28.7 35.2 21.2
12 27.9 32.5 22.8 28.2 34.1 21.3
11 26.4 30.8 21.6 27.5 32.7 21.6
10 26.2 30.6 21.3 27.6 32 22.6
9 27.2 31.9 22 27.6 31.1 23.5
8 29.2 34.5 23.7 26.3 28.8 23.3
7 32.7 38.4 26.7 24.2 25.8 22.4
6 37.6 43.7 31.2 22.5 23.1 21.8
5 44.3 50.3 37.9 22.3 22.3 22.4
4 53 58.5 47.2 24.6 24.2 25
3 64.3 68.3 60 29.6 29.3 29.9
2 78.6 80.1 77.1 36.1 35.9 36.3
1 96.8 94 99.8 45.9 46.8 44.9
0 1,655 1,861 1,440 540 585 490

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/bhutan/china | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Bhutan, the most common age of death is 81, compared to 85 in China. The median age of death is 77.6 in Bhutan and 82.3 in China, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of Bhutan and China more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

1x

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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