Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Bolivia
Bolivia: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages was 4.59 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Bolivia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 4.59 years for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages 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, sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Bolivia peaked at 7.3 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.64 years, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.86 years | 3.7 years | 4.35 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.93 years | 3.81 years | 4.03 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.38 years | 2.89 years | 3.88 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.75 years | 2.64 years | 2.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.36 years | 2.92 years | 3.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.15 years | 3.78 years | 4.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.28 years | 4.2 years | 4.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.91 years | 4.59 years | 7.3 years | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Bolivia?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Bolivia was 4.59 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.64 years in 1986.
- How does Bolivia rank for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Bolivia ranks 127th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.