Life expectancy in Bolivia
Bolivia: Life expectancy was 68.58 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
68.58 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
181st
of 236 countries
All-time high
68.58 years
in 2023
All-time low
26 years
in 1900
Years of data
80
1900–2023
Life expectancy in Bolivia, 1900–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy in Bolivia stood at 68.58 years. That is the highest value across all 80 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Bolivia peaked at 68.58 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26 years, in 1900.
Bolivia ranks 181st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 26 years | — |
| 1910 | 28 years | +7.7% |
| 1920 | 31 years | +10.7% |
| 1925 | 33 years | +6.5% |
| 1930 | 33 years | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 36 years | +9.1% |
| 1950 | 40.7 years | +13.1% |
| 1951 | 40.93 years | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 41.04 years | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 41.42 years | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 41.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 41.93 years | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 42.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 42.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 42.72 years | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 43.01 years | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 43.34 years | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 43.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 44 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 44.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 44.67 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 45.09 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 45.48 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 45.9 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 46.34 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 46.71 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 47.1 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 47.48 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 47.83 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 48.28 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 48.75 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 49.34 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 49.97 years | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 50.39 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 50.84 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 51.35 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 51.83 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 52.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 52.51 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 52.86 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 53.38 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 53.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 54.25 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 54.9 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 55.5 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 56.15 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 56.8 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 57.44 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 57.92 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 58.66 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 59.28 years | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 59.79 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 60.29 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 60.74 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 61.23 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 61.66 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 62.06 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 62.54 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 63.07 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 63.46 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 63.82 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 64.18 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 64.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 64.94 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 65.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 65.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 66 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 66.28 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 66.59 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 66.78 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 66.97 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 67.21 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 67.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.54 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 67.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 62.91 years | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 61.43 years | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 67.43 years | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 68.58 years | +1.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 68.58 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 68.58 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34 years, 91% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 26 years | 26 years | 26 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 28 years | 28 years | 28 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 32 years | 31 years | 33 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 33 years | 33 years | 33 years | 1 |
| 1940s | 36 years | 36 years | 36 years | 1 |
| 1950s | 41.81 years | 40.7 years | 43.01 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.95 years | 43.34 years | 46.71 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 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More health data for Bolivia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Bolivia?
- Life expectancy in Bolivia was 68.58 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.58 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 years in 1900.
- How does Bolivia rank for life expectancy?
- Bolivia ranks 181st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.