Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth was 6.48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 6.48.
The figure is down 19.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 22.64 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.67, in 1959.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 51st 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 birth in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.48 | — |
| 1951 | 4.47 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 4 | -10.6% |
| 1953 | 4.12 | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 3.85 | -6.5% |
| 1955 | 3.84 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 3.92 | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 3.88 | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 3.89 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 3.67 | -5.5% |
| 1960 | 3.9 | +6.2% |
| 1961 | 3.96 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 4.1 | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 3.75 | -8.7% |
| 1964 | 3.78 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 3.95 | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 4.27 | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 4.55 | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 4.91 | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 5.47 | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 6.02 | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 6.14 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 5.87 | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 5.85 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 5.82 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 5.99 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 5.56 | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 5.79 | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 5.94 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 6.27 | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 6.33 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 6.37 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 6.79 | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 6.82 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 7.08 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 6.78 | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 7 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 7.07 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 7.42 | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 7.62 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 7.89 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 8.08 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 21.49 | +166.1% |
| 1993 | 22.64 | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 17.15 | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 9.77 | -43.1% |
| 1996 | 7.58 | -22.4% |
| 1997 | 7.51 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 7.2 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 6.9 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 6.7 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 6.81 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 7.04 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 6.89 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 7.23 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 7.33 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.6 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 7.5 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 7.52 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 7.41 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 7.26 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 7.06 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 7.05 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.91 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 6.65 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 6.63 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 6.35 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 5.84 | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 7.36 | +25.9% |
| 2019 | 6.5 | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 6.88 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 6.25 | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 8.01 | +28.3% |
| 2023 | 6.48 | -19.1% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 6.48 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.83, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 6.48 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.4, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +166.1% | 8.08 | 21.49 |
| 1995 | -43.1% | 17.15 | 9.77 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.01 | 3.67 | 4.48 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.26 | 3.75 | 5.47 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.93 | 5.56 | 6.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.93 | 6.33 | 7.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.62 | 6.9 | 22.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.76 | 5.84 | 7.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9 | 6.25 | 8.01 | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.071 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % 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 0.019 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 birth in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 6.48 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 22.64 in 1993.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.67 in 1959.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 51st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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