What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?

0.18 years, with Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Life expectancy at birth, total

Bosnia and Herzegovina

78.04 years

in 2024

Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)

78.22 years

in 2024

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

70th

Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank

67th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)

How they compare

Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) currently reports 78.22 years against 78.04 years in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.18 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th and Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 67th of 218 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)	Difference	Ahead
1960s	61.75 years	51.27 years	10.48 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s	67.35 years	56.77 years	10.58 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s	70.47 years	62 years	8.47 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s	67.97 years	67.17 years	0.8008 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s	76.14 years	73.21 years	2.93 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	77.2 years	76.24 years	0.9523 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	76.66 years	76.61 years	0.0414 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?: Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), at 78.22 years against 78.04 years in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?: 0.18 years, with Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th and Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 67th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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, total (years)
Unit: years
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.