How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and China?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs China: Life expectancy

Bosnia and Herzegovina

77.85 years

in 2023

China

77.95 years

in 2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

77th

China rank

76th

Life expectancy over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
China

How they compare

China currently reports 77.95 years against 77.85 years in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 77th and China ranks 76th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 6 and China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	China	Difference	Ahead
1950s	52.4 years	45.88 years	6.51 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s	61.75 years	50.08 years	11.67 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s	67.35 years	60.43 years	6.92 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s	70.47 years	66.24 years	4.23 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s	67.97 years	70.11 years	2.14 years	China
2000s	76.14 years	73.85 years	2.29 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	77.2 years	76.8 years	0.3967 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	76.31 years	78.07 years	1.76 years	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Bosnia and Herzegovina or China?: China, at 77.95 years against 77.85 years in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Bosnia and Herzegovina and China?: 0.1 years, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and China?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and China rank globally for life expectancy?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 77th and China ranks 76th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.