What is child mortality rate in Bolivia?

Child mortality rate in Bolivia was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN 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 95th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Bolivia?

Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Bolivia data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN 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.

Child mortality rate in Bolivia

Name: Child mortality rate in Bolivia
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bolivia: Child mortality rate was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.57 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 4.3%

World rank

95th

of 200 countries

All-time high

28.54 deaths per 100 live births

in 1960

All-time low

1.57 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Child mortality rate in Bolivia, 1960–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality rate in Bolivia stood at 1.57 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 44.7% 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.

That places Bolivia 95th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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

92 Paraguay 1.63 deaths per 100 live births compare
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

See the full ranking of 200 places →

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)

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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 Gapminder (2015); UN 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 95th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Bolivia?: Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN 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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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.