Child mortality rate in Bolivia
Bolivia: Child mortality rate was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Bolivia, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Bolivia is 1.57 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Bolivia peaked at 28.54 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.57 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Bolivia ranks 96th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.87 deaths per 100 live births | 23.15 deaths per 100 live births | 28.54 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.73 deaths per 100 live births | 17.04 deaths per 100 live births | 22.54 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.46 deaths per 100 live births | 12.28 deaths per 100 live births | 16.54 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.65 deaths per 100 live births | 7.53 deaths per 100 live births | 11.78 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.36 deaths per 100 live births | 3.91 deaths per 100 live births | 7.07 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 3.67 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 94 Suriname 1.58 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 95 Morocco 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 97 Mauritius 1.54 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 98 Panama 1.53 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 99 Honduras 1.5 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Bolivia
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 112,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 109,944 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 112,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 110,119 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 112,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 110,411 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Bolivia?
- Child mortality rate in Bolivia was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.54 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Bolivia rank for child mortality rate?
- Bolivia ranks 96th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .