Life expectancy at different ages in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Life expectancy at different ages was 77.85 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
77.85
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
77th
of 236 countries
All-time high
77.94
in 2018
All-time low
47.33
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at different ages in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at different ages in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 77.85, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 77.94 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 47.33, in 1950.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 77th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at different ages in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 47.33 | — |
| 1951 | 48.37 | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 49.44 | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 51.09 | +3.3% |
| 1954 | 51.91 | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 53.04 | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 53.92 | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 55.09 | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 56.16 | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 57.6 | +2.6% |
| 1960 | 58.53 | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 59.28 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 60.12 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 60.51 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 61.51 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 62.21 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 63.13 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 63.73 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 64.01 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 64.45 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 64.84 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 65.18 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 65.68 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 66.59 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 67.63 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 68.33 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 68.57 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 68.78 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 68.84 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 69.08 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 69.6 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 70.06 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 70.08 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 70.1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 70.23 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 70.58 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 70.75 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 70.88 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 70.97 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 71.44 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 71.51 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 71.81 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 51.97 | -27.6% |
| 1993 | 50.89 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 66.6 | +30.9% |
| 1995 | 70.19 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 73.45 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 73.9 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 74.47 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 74.95 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 75.29 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 75.57 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.99 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 76.45 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 76.49 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 76.42 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 76.03 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 76.16 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 76.3 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 76.7 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 76.83 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 76.96 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 77.04 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.13 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.09 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.07 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 77.12 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.39 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 77.94 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 77.39 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 76.04 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 74.57 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 76.78 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 77.85 | +1.4% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 77.85 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 77.85 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at different ages in Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +30.9% | 50.89 | 66.6 |
| 1992 | -27.6% | 71.81 | 51.97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.4 | 47.33 | 57.6 | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.75 | 58.53 | 64.45 | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.35 | 64.84 | 69.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.47 | 69.6 | 71.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.97 | 50.89 | 74.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.14 | 75.29 | 76.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.2 | 76.83 | 77.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.31 | 74.57 | 77.85 | 4 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at different ages in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Life expectancy at different ages in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 77.85 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 77.94 in 2018.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.33 in 1950.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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