What is life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 77.85 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?

The highest recorded value was 77.94 years in 2018.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

The lowest recorded value was 47.33 years in 1950.

How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for life expectancy?

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy 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 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.

Life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Name: Life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Life expectancy was 77.85 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

77.85 years

Change on year

up 1.4%

World rank

77th

of 236 countries

All-time high

77.94 years

in 2018

All-time low

47.33 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950–2023

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 Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 77.85 years.

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 in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 77.94 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 47.33 years, in 1950.

That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 77th 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.

Life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950 to 2023.
Year	years	Change
1950	47.33 years	—
1951	48.37 years	+2.2%
1952	49.44 years	+2.2%
1953	51.09 years	+3.3%
1954	51.91 years	+1.6%
1955	53.04 years	+2.2%
1956	53.92 years	+1.7%
1957	55.09 years	+2.2%
1958	56.16 years	+2.0%
1959	57.6 years	+2.6%
1960	58.53 years	+1.6%
1961	59.28 years	+1.3%
1962	60.12 years	+1.4%
1963	60.51 years	+0.6%
1964	61.51 years	+1.7%
1965	62.21 years	+1.1%
1966	63.13 years	+1.5%
1967	63.73 years	+1.0%
1968	64.01 years	+0.4%
1969	64.45 years	+0.7%
1970	64.84 years	+0.6%
1971	65.18 years	+0.5%
1972	65.68 years	+0.8%
1973	66.59 years	+1.4%
1974	67.63 years	+1.6%
1975	68.33 years	+1.0%
1976	68.57 years	+0.4%
1977	68.78 years	+0.3%
1978	68.84 years	+0.1%
1979	69.08 years	+0.3%
1980	69.6 years	+0.8%
1981	70.06 years	+0.6%
1982	70.08 years	+0.0%
1983	70.1 years	+0.0%
1984	70.23 years	+0.2%
1985	70.58 years	+0.5%
1986	70.75 years	+0.2%
1987	70.88 years	+0.2%
1988	70.97 years	+0.1%
1989	71.44 years	+0.7%
1990	71.51 years	+0.1%
1991	71.81 years	+0.4%
1992	51.97 years	-27.6%
1993	50.89 years	-2.1%
1994	66.6 years	+30.9%
1995	70.19 years	+5.4%
1996	73.45 years	+4.7%
1997	73.9 years	+0.6%
1998	74.47 years	+0.8%
1999	74.95 years	+0.6%
2000	75.29 years	+0.5%
2001	75.57 years	+0.4%
2002	75.99 years	+0.6%
2003	76.45 years	+0.6%
2004	76.49 years	+0.1%
2005	76.42 years	-0.1%
2006	76.03 years	-0.5%
2007	76.16 years	+0.2%
2008	76.3 years	+0.2%
2009	76.7 years	+0.5%
2010	76.83 years	+0.2%
2011	76.96 years	+0.2%
2012	77.04 years	+0.1%
2013	77.13 years	+0.1%
2014	77.09 years	-0.1%
2015	77.07 years	-0.0%
2016	77.12 years	+0.1%
2017	77.39 years	+0.3%
2018	77.94 years	+0.7%
2019	77.39 years	-0.7%
2020	76.04 years	-1.8%
2021	74.57 years	-1.9%
2022	76.78 years	+3.0%
2023	77.85 years	+1.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	52.4 years	47.33 years	57.6 years	10
1960s	61.75 years	58.53 years	64.45 years	10
1970s	67.35 years	64.84 years	69.08 years	10
1980s	70.47 years	69.6 years	71.44 years	10
1990s	67.97 years	50.89 years	74.95 years	10
2000s	76.14 years	75.29 years	76.7 years	10
2010s	77.2 years	76.83 years	77.94 years	10
2020s	76.31 years	74.57 years	77.85 years	4

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

74 Cuba 78.09 years compare
75 Turks and Caicos Islands 78.01 years compare
76 China 77.95 years compare
78 Lebanon 77.82 years compare
79 Jordan 77.81 years compare
80 Peru 77.74 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.071 % change on previous year (2090)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,689 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.025 units per person (2025)
Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 7.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0152 units per person (2025)

All data for Bosnia and Herzegovina →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina?: Life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 77.85 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?: The highest recorded value was 77.94 years in 2018.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?: The lowest recorded value was 47.33 years in 1950.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for life expectancy?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy 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 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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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.