Life expectancy at birth in Bolivia
Bolivia: Life expectancy at birth was 68.58 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth in Bolivia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 68.58 years for life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Bolivia peaked at 68.58 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.7 years, in 1950.
That places Bolivia 181st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.81 years | 40.7 years | 43.01 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.95 years | 43.34 years | 46.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.13 years | 47.1 years | 51.35 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.74 years | 51.83 years | 56.15 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.38 years | 56.8 years | 61.66 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.95 years | 62.06 years | 65.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.03 years | 66 years | 67.82 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.09 years | 61.43 years | 68.58 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 life expectancy at birth in Bolivia?
- Life expectancy at birth in Bolivia was 68.58 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.58 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7 years in 1950.
- How does Bolivia rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Bolivia ranks 181st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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