Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.884 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 0.884 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 0.884 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.493 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7806 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.7481 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6902 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6626 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6407 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6216 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6083 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5946 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5804 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5693 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5588 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5478 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5376 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5275 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5181 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5102 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5045 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4983 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.493 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7853 deaths per 100,000 people | +59.3% |
| 2021 | 0.884 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.6% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 0.884 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7062 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 0.884 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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 | +59.3% | 0.493 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7853 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6647 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5804 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7806 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5265 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.493 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5693 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8346 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7853 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.884 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 0.9162 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 74 Marshall Islands 0.9074 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 75 Haiti 0.9039 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 77 Philippines 0.8833 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 78 Tuvalu 0.8807 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 79 Sweden 0.8804 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 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 crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 0.884 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.884 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.493 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.