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UNFPA Bhutan
While Bhutan has enjoyed robust economic growth, poverty reduction remains a priority. Serious challenges to the constitutional commitment to universal health care exist, from rising costs to poor knowledge of reproductive health, especially among young people. UNFPA has supported the integration of family planning in the health care system since it began operating in Bhutan in 1974. Today, under an expanded programme addressing overall population and development, it helps deliver comprehensive reproductive health care services, including for adolescents, and advocates for incorporating gender equality into key development frameworks.
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Population
Population, by age group, per cent
- Population aged 0-14
- Population aged 15-64
- Population aged 65+
Sexual and reproductive health
Births attended by skilled health personnel, per cent, 2014-2019
- Births attended by skilled health personnel
Family Planning
Proportion of demand satisfied with modern methods, women aged 15-49, per cent, 2022
- Modern method
Education
Total net enrolment rate, percent
Gender, Rights, and Human Capital
Harmful Practices
Key results of Bhutan in 2021
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Adolescent-friendly Sexual and reproductive health services
Quality assured, adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health services were provided in at least 25 per cent of public health facilities
Health services for sexual violence survivors
Essential health services were provided for survivors of sexual violence by at least 60 per cent of public health facilities
Midwifery curricula: international standards
Midwifery schools followed the national pre-service curriculum based on international standards
Life skills programmes for girls
2,259Marginalized girls were reached with health, social and economic asset-building programmes
Advocacy platforms against harmful social norms
20Communities developed advocacy platforms to eliminate discriminatory gender and sociocultural norms which affect women and girls
Community declarations on harmful practices
20Communities made public declarations to eliminate harmful practices, with support from UNFPA, including child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
Demographic Dividend: Bhutan
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Population Pyramid
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Population in thousands
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Year: 2018
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Source: United Nations, Population Division, World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision
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