Difference in male and female life expectancy in Bolivia
Bolivia: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 4.59 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Bolivia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 4.59 for difference in male and female life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Bolivia peaked at 7.3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.64, in 1986.
That places Bolivia 127th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.91 | — |
| 1951 | 3.91 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 4.35 | +11.4% |
| 1953 | 3.72 | -14.6% |
| 1954 | 3.74 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 3.7 | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 3.72 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 3.82 | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 3.84 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 3.87 | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 3.92 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 3.93 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 3.85 | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 3.88 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 3.92 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 3.96 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 4.03 | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 4 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 3.98 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 3.81 | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 3.88 | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 3.79 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 3.53 | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 3.53 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.4 | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 3.36 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 3.27 | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 3.2 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.98 | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 2.89 | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 2.83 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 2.76 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 2.68 | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 2.75 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 2.81 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 2.67 | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 2.64 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.71 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 2.74 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.89 | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 2.92 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 2.94 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 3.12 | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 3.22 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 3.43 | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 3.58 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 3.55 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.53 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.61 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 3.74 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 3.78 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 3.99 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 4.18 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 4.21 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 4.19 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 4.24 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 4.17 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 4.3 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 4.26 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.22 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 4.25 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 4.23 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.2 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.26 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 4.25 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.27 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.28 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.35 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.37 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.38 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 7.3 | +66.8% |
| 2021 | 6.68 | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 5.09 | -23.8% |
| 2023 | 4.59 | -9.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 4.59 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.19, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 4.59 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.72, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in male and female life expectancy in Bolivia 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 | +66.8% | 4.38 | 7.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.86 | 3.7 | 4.35 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.93 | 3.81 | 4.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.38 | 2.89 | 3.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.75 | 2.64 | 2.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.36 | 2.92 | 3.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.15 | 3.78 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.28 | 4.2 | 4.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.91 | 4.59 | 7.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More health data for Bolivia
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,250 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0508 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Bolivia?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Bolivia was 4.59 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.64 in 1986.
- How does Bolivia rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Bolivia ranks 127th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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