Bosnia and Herzegovina vs United States: Life expectancy at birth, female

Bosnia and Herzegovina
81.07 years
in 2024
United States
81.4 years
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
68th
United States rank
66th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 81.4 years against 81.07 years in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.33 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 68th and United States ranks 66th of 218 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina United States Difference Ahead
1960s 63.82 years 73.78 years 9.96 years United States
1970s 70.23 years 76.17 years 5.94 years United States
1980s 73.92 years 78.11 years 4.19 years United States
1990s 74.22 years 79.09 years 4.87 years United States
2000s 79.48 years 80.07 years 0.5886 years United States
2010s 80.36 years 81.18 years 0.8226 years United States
2020s 79.95 years 80.38 years 0.4318 years United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Bosnia and Herzegovina or United States?
United States, at 81.4 years against 81.07 years in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States?
0.33 years, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 68th and United States ranks 66th 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.