Healthy life expectancy at birth in Bolivia

Bolivia: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 57.43 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
57.43
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
142nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
63.64
in 2019
All-time low
57.43
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Healthy life expectancy at birth in Bolivia, 2000–2021

02040602000201020212000: 57.82001: 58.32002: 58.72003: 59.22004: 59.62005: 602006: 60.42007: 60.72008: 612009: 61.32010: 61.52011: 61.82012: 62.12013: 62.32014: 62.62015: 62.82016: 63.12017: 63.32018: 63.42019: 63.62020: 58.82021: 57.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 57.43 for healthy life expectancy at birth in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Bolivia peaked at 63.64 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 57.43, in 2021.

Bolivia ranks 142nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 59.7 57.77 61.28 10
2010s 62.65 61.54 63.64 10
2020s 58.12 57.43 58.81 2

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 139 Ghana 57.88 compare
  2. 140 Fiji 57.69 compare
  3. 141 Papua New Guinea 57.48 compare
  4. 143 Solomon Islands 57.37 compare
  5. 144 Uganda 57.22 compare
  6. 145 Djibouti 56.99 compare

See the full ranking of 185 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Bolivia?
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Bolivia was 57.43 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 63.64 in 2019.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 57.43 in 2021.
How does Bolivia rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
Bolivia ranks 142nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
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