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

Latest (2023)
4.59 years
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
127th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.3 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.64 years
in 1986
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Bolivia, 1950–2023

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 124 Austria 4.71 years compare
  2. 125 French Polynesia 4.7 years compare
  3. 126 Germany 4.69 years compare
  4. 128 Zimbabwe 4.58 years compare
  5. 129 Guernsey 4.55 years compare
  6. 130 Peru 4.52 years compare

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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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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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