Life expectancy in Bolivia
Bolivia: Life expectancy was 64.47 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Bolivia, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, life expectancy in Bolivia stood at 64.47 years.
The figure is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Bolivia peaked at 67.32 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25 years, in 1870.
That places Bolivia 130th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 years | — |
| 1880 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 25.08 years | +0.3% |
| 1913 | 28.94 years | +15.4% |
| 1925 | 32.64 years | +12.8% |
| 1929 | 33.88 years | +3.8% |
| 1933 | 35.37 years | +4.4% |
| 1938 | 37.4 years | +5.7% |
| 1950 | 40.4 years | +8.0% |
| 1955 | 41.9 years | +3.7% |
| 1960 | 42.83 years | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 44.41 years | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 46.07 years | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 48.73 years | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 51.96 years | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 55.69 years | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 56.42 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 59.53 years | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 62.35 years | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 64.39 years | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 66.16 years | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 67.32 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 64.47 years | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 25.08 years | 25.08 years | 25.08 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 28.94 years | 28.94 years | 28.94 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 33.26 years | 32.64 years | 33.88 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 36.39 years | 35.37 years | 37.4 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 41.15 years | 40.4 years | 41.9 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 43.62 years | 42.83 years | 44.41 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 47.4 years | 46.07 years | 48.73 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 53.83 years | 51.96 years | 55.69 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 57.98 years | 56.42 years | 59.53 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.37 years | 62.35 years | 64.39 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 66.74 years | 66.16 years | 67.32 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 64.47 years | 64.47 years | 64.47 years | 1 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1447 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1744 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1497 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Bolivia?
- Life expectancy in Bolivia was 64.47 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.32 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 years in 1870.
- How does Bolivia rank for life expectancy?
- Bolivia ranks 130th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.