Births and deaths per year in Bolivia
Bolivia: Births and deaths per year was 87,810 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
87,810 deaths
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
89th
of 236 countries
All-time high
140,749 deaths
in 2021
All-time low
79,840 deaths
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births and deaths per year in Bolivia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 87,810 deaths for births and deaths per year in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births and deaths per year in Bolivia peaked at 140,749 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 79,840 deaths, in 1950.
Bolivia ranks 89th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Births and deaths per year in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 79,840 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 79,883 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 80,283 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 80,272 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 80,596 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 81,132 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 81,647 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 82,350 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 82,916 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 83,539 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 84,053 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 84,688 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 85,080 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 85,606 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 86,092 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 86,356 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 86,695 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 86,975 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 87,259 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 87,694 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 87,958 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 88,250 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 88,585 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 88,664 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 88,698 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 88,329 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 88,017 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 88,382 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 88,520 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 88,341 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 88,277 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 88,339 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 88,911 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 89,132 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 88,763 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 88,782 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 88,628 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 87,892 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 87,366 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 86,639 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 85,802 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 84,991 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 84,498 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 82,981 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 82,705 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 82,819 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 82,977 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 83,137 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 83,229 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 83,580 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 83,863 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 83,700 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 83,268 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 82,795 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 82,511 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 82,285 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 82,338 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 81,995 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 81,894 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 81,850 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 81,827 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 82,178 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 82,389 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 83,128 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 83,850 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 84,360 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 85,118 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 86,119 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 87,022 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 88,176 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 128,047 deaths | +45.2% |
| 2021 | 140,749 deaths | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 92,767 deaths | -34.1% |
| 2023 | 87,810 deaths | -5.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 87,810 deaths is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87,810 deaths, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 87,810 deaths is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,105 deaths, 4.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births and deaths per year in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +45.2% | 88,176 deaths | 128,047 deaths |
| 2022 | -34.1% | 140,749 deaths | 92,767 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 81,246 deaths | 79,840 deaths | 83,539 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 86,050 deaths | 84,053 deaths | 87,694 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 88,374 deaths | 87,958 deaths | 88,698 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 88,273 deaths | 86,639 deaths | 89,132 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 83,672 deaths | 82,705 deaths | 85,802 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 82,650 deaths | 81,850 deaths | 83,863 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,417 deaths | 81,827 deaths | 88,176 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 112,343 deaths | 87,810 deaths | 140,749 deaths | 4 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births and deaths per year in Bolivia?
- Births and deaths per year in Bolivia was 87,810 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births and deaths per year recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 140,749 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest births and deaths per year recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,840 deaths in 1950.
- How does Bolivia rank for births and deaths per year?
- Bolivia ranks 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births and deaths per year rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year.