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HEALTH PROFILE: Bhutan

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Bhutan BHUTAN POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Bhutan
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Bhutan BHUTAN LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    72.0
    74.4
    79
    108
    Age 5
    74.3
    76.3
    67
    105
    Age 10
    74.4
    76.4
    64
    105
    Age 15
    74.7
    76.7
    63
    104
    Age 20
    75.0
    76.8
    63
    104
    Age 25
    75.2
    77.0
    64
    104
    Age 30
    75.5
    77.1
    64
    104
    Age 35
    75.8
    77.4
    64
    104
    Age 40
    76.1
    77.6
    64
    103
    Age 45
    76.5
    78.0
    68
    103
    Age 50
    77.1
    78.5
    70
    103
    Age 55
    77.9
    79.1
    73
    103
    Age 60
    78.9
    80.0
    75
    104
    Age 65
    80.3
    81.1
    75
    104
    Age 70
    82.0
    82.5
    78
    108
    Age 75
    84.2
    84.4
    81
    118
    Age 80
    86.8
    86.9
    82
    130
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.1
    80
    119
    Bhutan BHUTAN TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    117.54
    84
    2. Lung Disease
    87.76
    4
    3. Stroke
    60.70
    117
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    27.56
    94
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.08
    92
    6. Liver Disease
    26.66
    70
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    26.23
    55
    8. Kidney Disease
    24.53
    78
    9. Stomach Cancer
    20.62
    2
    10. Tuberculosis
    18.33
    53
    11. Falls
    17.91
    4
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    17.35
    85
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.73
    112
    14. Asthma
    12.98
    49
    15. Hypertension
    12.74
    117
    16. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10.92
    9
    17. Cervical Cancer
    10.80
    80
    18. HIV/AIDS
    8.08
    64
    19. Lung Cancers
    7.68
    118
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.67
    20
    21. Low Birth Weight
    7.39
    59
    22. Oral Cancer
    7.12
    15
    23. Other Injuries
    6.45
    108
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.37
    39
    25. Liver Cancer
    5.90
    80
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    5.36
    102
    27. Ovary Cancer
    5.31
    57
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    5.20
    43
    29. Suicide
    5.07
    142
    30. Birth Trauma
    4.78
    68
    31. Encephalitis
    4.26
    2
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.09
    168
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    97
    34. Breast Cancer
    2.89
    183
    35. Drownings
    2.83
    76
    36. Leukemia
    2.69
    136
    37. Meningitis
    2.45
    56
    38. Violence
    2.26
    126
    39. Epilepsy
    2.00
    69
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    1.66
    158
    41. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    109
    42. Syphilis
    1.37
    26
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.24
    179
    44. Skin Disease
    1.19
    106
    45. Prostate Cancer
    1.13
    181
    46. Fires
    1.13
    106
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.12
    149
    48. Maternal Conditions
    1.04
    83
    49. Drug Use
    0.97
    117
    50. Alcohol
    0.92
    123
    Bhutan BHUTAN TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    702
    17.06
    2. Lung Disease
    524
    12.73
    3. Stroke
    360
    8.75
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    177
    4.30
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    169
    4.11
    6. Liver Disease
    166
    4.03
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    164
    3.99
    8. Kidney Disease
    149
    3.62
    9. Tuberculosis
    138
    3.35
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    123
    2.99
    11. Stomach Cancer
    118
    2.87
    12. Falls
    111
    2.70
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    105
    2.55
    14. Low Birth Weight
    79
    1.92
    15. Asthma
    78
    1.90
    16. Hypertension
    77
    1.87
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    68
    1.65
    18. HIV/AIDS
    58
    1.41
    19. Birth Trauma
    51
    1.24
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    50
    1.22
    21. Lung Cancers
    44
    1.07
    22. Oesophagus Cancer
    44
    1.07
    23. Oral Cancer
    43
    1.04
    24. Other Injuries
    43
    1.04
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    39
    0.95
      Deaths %
    26. Liver Cancer
    35
    0.85
    27. Suicide
    35
    0.85
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    31
    0.75
    29. Cervical Cancer
    30
    0.73
    30. Encephalitis
    28
    0.68
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    24
    0.58
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    20
    0.49
    33. Drownings
    20
    0.49
    34. Leukemia
    19
    0.46
    35. Violence
    18
    0.44
    36. Meningitis
    17
    0.41
    37. Epilepsy
    14
    0.34
    38. Ovary Cancer
    14
    0.34
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    11
    0.27
    40. Syphilis
    11
    0.27
    41. Maternal Conditions
    9
    0.22
    42. Skin Cancers
    9
    0.22
    43. Fires
    8
    0.19
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    8
    0.19
    45. Breast Cancer
    8
    0.19
    46. Drug Use
    7
    0.17
    47. Skin Disease
    7
    0.17
    48. Alcohol
    6
    0.15
    49. Bladder Cancer
    6
    0.15
    50. Appendicitis
    5
    0.12
    Bhutan BHUTAN CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    20.62
    2
    2. Cervical Cancer
    10.80
    80
    3. Lung Cancers
    7.68
    118
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.67
    20
    5. Oral Cancer
    7.12
    15
    6. Liver Cancer
    5.90
    80
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.31
    57
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.09
    168
      Rate World Rank
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    97
    10. Breast Cancer
    2.89
    183
    11. Leukemia
    2.69
    136
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    109
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1.13
    181
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.12
    149
    15. Lymphomas
    0.81
    180
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.00
    182
    Bhutan BHUTAN HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    0.2
    179
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    4.7
    8.5
    149
    169
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    Bhutan BHUTAN LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    158
    159
    158
    1970
    40.2
    41.7
    40.9
    159
    160
    159
    1980
    45.6
    47.8
    46.7
    155
    156
    157
    1990
    51.6
    54.7
    53.1
    153
    152
    154
    2000
    60.0
    60.3
    60.2
    128
    138
    132
    2010
    67.7
    68.2
    67.9
    100
    128
    120
    2019
    72.0
    74.4
    73.1
    79
    108
    99
    Bhutan BHUTAN DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    857,423
    157
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.08
    10
    Population 0-14
    24.5%
    101
    Population 15-64
    68.9%
    35
    Population 65 +
    6.6%
    101
    Birth Rate / 1000
    15.94
    98
    Death Rate / 1000
    6.22
    128
    Fertility Rate
    1.80
    130
    Infant Mortality
    35.99
    45
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    96
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.05
    76
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.10
    12
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    1.08
    6
    Net Migration
    0.00
    64
    Population Growth
    0.99%
    89
    Literacy Total
    66.6%
    149
    Literacy Male
    75.0%
    131
    Literacy Female
    57.1%
    133
    Unemployment
    3.2%
    150
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    73.1
    99
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    63.4
    107
    GDP per Capita USD
    $10,900
    106

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    62,697
    21
    4/1/24
    Bhutan COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Bhutan causes.

     
     
    Bhutan COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Bhutan COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.