Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Bolivia
Bolivia: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 20 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Bolivia, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Bolivia is 20, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Bolivia peaked at 96 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 20, in 2015.
That places Bolivia 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39 | — |
| 2001 | 37 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 96 | +159.5% |
| 2003 | 88 | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 80 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 73 | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 67 | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 62 | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 58 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 55 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 52 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 48 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 45 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 42 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 30 | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 20 | -33.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 20 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43, 47% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 20 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3, 6.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +159.5% | 37 | 96 |
| 2015 | -33.3% | 30 | 20 |
| 2014 | -28.6% | 42 | 30 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.5 | 37 | 96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5 | 20 | 52 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
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More health data for Bolivia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Bolivia?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Bolivia was 20 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 96 in 2002.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 2015.
- How does Bolivia rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Bolivia ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.