Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 5.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.9
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
30th
of 236 countries
All-time high
9.52
in 1993
All-time low
1.71
in 1959
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 5.9, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 9.52 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.71, in 1959.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.07 | — |
| 1951 | 2.14 | +3.5% |
| 1952 | 1.77 | -17.5% |
| 1953 | 1.84 | +3.9% |
| 1954 | 1.77 | -3.5% |
| 1955 | 1.85 | +4.6% |
| 1956 | 2.12 | +14.3% |
| 1957 | 2.11 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 2.04 | -3.6% |
| 1959 | 1.71 | -16.1% |
| 1960 | 2.03 | +18.7% |
| 1961 | 2.18 | +7.2% |
| 1962 | 2.5 | +14.6% |
| 1963 | 2.22 | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 2.24 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 2.45 | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 2.63 | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 2.99 | +13.5% |
| 1968 | 3.29 | +10.1% |
| 1969 | 3.83 | +16.4% |
| 1970 | 4.29 | +12.2% |
| 1971 | 4.29 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.04 | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 4.06 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 4.13 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 4.38 | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 3.99 | -8.7% |
| 1977 | 4.25 | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 4.45 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 4.82 | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 4.88 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 4.93 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 5.34 | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 5.44 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 5.76 | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 5.58 | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 5.88 | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 6 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 6.33 | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 6.46 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 6.57 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 6.72 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 9.16 | +36.4% |
| 1993 | 9.52 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 8.76 | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 6.9 | -21.2% |
| 1996 | 6.55 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 6.54 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 6.29 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 6.05 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 5.93 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 6.08 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 6.35 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 6.23 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 6.57 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 6.69 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 6.96 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 6.82 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 6.83 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.72 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 6.64 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 6.44 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.4 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 6.26 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.97 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 5.96 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.69 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 5.27 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 6.8 | +29.0% |
| 2019 | 5.89 | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 6.21 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 5.53 | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 7.38 | +33.5% |
| 2023 | 5.9 | -20.0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 5.9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.54, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 5.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.71, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.94 | 1.71 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.63 | 2.03 | 3.83 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.27 | 3.99 | 4.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.66 | 4.88 | 6.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.31 | 6.05 | 9.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.52 | 5.93 | 6.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.13 | 5.27 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.25 | 5.53 | 7.38 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 27 Saint Helena 5.99 compare
- 28 Hungary 5.94 compare
- 29 Serbia 5.91 compare
- 31 Guyana 5.89 compare
- 32 Micronesia (country) 5.85 compare
- 33 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.84 compare
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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 0.019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0203 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 5.9 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 9.52 in 1993.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 in 1959.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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