Country profile · BTN

Bhutan

In Bhutan, 1 of the 7 principal vector species is recorded present, with an estimated 0 malaria cases (WHO, 2024).

1 / 7
vector species recorded
0
est. malaria cases / yr
0
research works (author affiliation)
Yes
one Aedes (within band)

Country facts

Dimension data reconciled to ISO-3166. Population and classifications from the World Bank.
Region
South Asia
Income group
Lower middle income
Population
796,682
ISO codes
BTN · BT

Vector presence

GBIF occurrence records for the 7 principal vectors. A count is records, not abundance.
1 of 7 recorded
Read this honestly
GBIF is presence-only and effort-biased. A 0 / no record means no occurrence has been digitised for Bhutan, not that the species is absent, under-surveyed countries look emptier than they are. Country-level presence is the reliable layer.

Disease burden

WHO Global Health Observatory, latest available reporting year per country.
Malaria
0 deaths · 0.0 per 1,000 at risk
0
reported 2024
Yellow fever
reported cases
0
reported 2024
Japanese encephalitis
reported cases
3
WHO 2024
Null is not zero
No data means the indicator is not reported or the disease is not endemic, it is never shown as 0. A real reported 0 is kept as 0. WHO GHO carries no global dengue dataset, Aedes-borne risk is proxied by competent-vector presence above, not case counts.

Risk classification

A Mosticare-derived first filter, competent-vector presence within the climatic band.
Class
one Aedes (within band)
Vector richness
1 of 7
Aedes present
Yes
Malaria endemic
No
What this is not
The class combines vector presence with a coarse |latitude| ≤ 45 climatic envelope. It is a first filter for transmission plausibility, not a calibrated environmental-suitability model. Do not read it as measured risk.

Interventions in play

Engineered-intervention research targeting the vectors recorded in Bhutan. Global research activity, not trials on this country’s soil.
SIT / IIT 70 · Wolbachia 50 · GM release 42 · Gene drive 35
197
works
Mosticare Ühing (2026). Mosquito Intelligence Atlas, vector distribution, disease burden, and engineered-intervention literature. Derived from GBIF, WHO GHO, World Bank, OpenAlex and Natural Earth. https://www.mosticare.org/atlas
Data vintage 2026-07-12. Independent of the funded programmes.