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Health · East Asia & Pacific · High income
Brunei: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 75.5 yrs (2024), 102nd of 217 in the world and 15th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, women is 77.7 yrs (2024), 112th of 217 in the world and 16th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, men is 73.5 yrs (2024), 93rd of 217 in the world and 14th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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17 indicators
Health: Brunei in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 75.5 yrs2024 | 102/217 | 15/37 | 74.0 yrs | 74.8 yrs | 75.1 yrs | +0.9%since 2014 | 76.7 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 77.7 yrs2024 | 112/217 | 16/37 | 76.4 yrs | 77.1 yrs | 77.3 yrs | +0.8%since 2014 | 79.7 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 73.5 yrs2024 | 93/217 | 14/37 | 72.1 yrs | 72.9 yrs | 73.1 yrs | +0.8%since 2014 | 73.9 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 8.62024 | 121/196 | 20/30 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.9 | −3.4%since 2014 | 10.7 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 9.92024 | 121/196 | 20/30 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 10.4 | −6.6%since 2014 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 5.72024 | 121/196 | 20/30 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.5 | +14%since 2014 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 362023 | 107/194 | 21/30 | 48 | 40 | 39 | −10%since 2013 | 66 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 99%2024 | 2/193 | 1/30 | 99% | 94% | 99% | +2.0 ppsince 2014 | 90% | 94% | 84% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 652024 | 76/208 | 20/36 | 231 | 90 | 90 | −1.5%since 2014 | 144 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 2.2%2023 | 191/193 | 28/29 | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.5% | +0.3 ppsince 2013 | 6.8% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 7.4%2023 | 181/193 | 21/29 | 15.8% | 8.3% | 5.8% | −2.0 ppsince 2013 | 26.0% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 1.892021 | 85/180 | 9/25 | 1.03 | 1.44 | 1.892021 | +24%since 2011 | 2.40 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.62023 | 52/182 | 9/27 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 | +29%since 2013 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 5/206 | 2/37 | 99.6% | 99.8% | 100.0% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | 95.3% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 4/203 | 2/37 | 72.7% | 84.9% | 97.0% | +10.3 ppsince 2014 | 94.8% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 14.5%2024 | 105/166 | 26/29 | 19.0% | 16.8% | 15.0% | −2.3 ppsince 2010 | 23.1% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 7.52019 | 145/186 | 21/26 | 15.9 | 7.7 | 7.52019 | −35%since 2009 | 16.5 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+0.9%75.5 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+0.8%77.7 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+0.8%73.5 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−3.4%8.6 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Neonatal mortality+14%5.7 in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Brunei and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Brunei. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Brunei | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75.5 yrs2024 | 76.8 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 77.7 yrs2024 | 79.5 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 73.5 yrs2024 | 74.4 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 8.62024 | 7.02024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 9.92024 | 8.32024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 5.72024 | 4.32024 |
| Maternal mortality | 362023 | 262023 |
| Measles vaccination | 99%2024 | 96%2024 |
| Tuberculosis | 652024 | 962024 |