Bosnia and Herzegovina vs China: Life expectancy at birth, female

Bosnia and Herzegovina
81.07 years
in 2024
China
80.97 years
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
68th
China rank
70th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • China
020406080196019922024

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 81.07 years against 80.97 years in China, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 68th and China ranks 70th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 6 and China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina China Difference Ahead
1960s 63.82 years 52.11 years 11.71 years Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s 70.23 years 62.5 years 7.73 years Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s 73.92 years 68.63 years 5.29 years Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 74.22 years 72.67 years 1.55 years Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 79.48 years 76.51 years 2.97 years Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 80.36 years 79.61 years 0.7454 years Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 79.95 years 80.99 years 1.04 years China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Bosnia and Herzegovina or China?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 81.07 years against 80.97 years in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Bosnia and Herzegovina and China?
0.1 years, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and China?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and China rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 68th and China ranks 70th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.