Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality was 0.089 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.089
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
154th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3303
in 1950
All-time low
0.0876
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.089, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.3303 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0876, in 2021.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 154th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3303 | — |
| 1951 | 0.319 | -3.4% |
| 1952 | 0.3046 | -4.5% |
| 1953 | 0.2878 | -5.5% |
| 1954 | 0.276 | -4.1% |
| 1955 | 0.2651 | -3.9% |
| 1956 | 0.2557 | -3.6% |
| 1957 | 0.2462 | -3.7% |
| 1958 | 0.2365 | -3.9% |
| 1959 | 0.2263 | -4.3% |
| 1960 | 0.2183 | -3.6% |
| 1961 | 0.2106 | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2039 | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1974 | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1908 | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1848 | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1777 | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1719 | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1663 | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1615 | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1562 | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1515 | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1472 | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1429 | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1395 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.136 | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1333 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1297 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1268 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.124 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1216 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1195 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1176 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.116 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.114 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1126 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1112 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.11 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1084 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1064 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1054 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1039 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1918 | +84.5% |
| 1993 | 0.195 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1069 | -45.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1135 | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0987 | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0977 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0965 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0954 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0944 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0939 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0932 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0928 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0925 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0927 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0927 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0924 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0918 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0912 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.091 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0908 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0903 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0902 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0905 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0903 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0905 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0909 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.09 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0897 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0899 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0876 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0951 | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.089 | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2748 | 0.2263 | 0.3303 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1883 | 0.1615 | 0.2183 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1387 | 0.124 | 0.1562 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1137 | 0.1064 | 0.1216 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1205 | 0.0954 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0928 | 0.0912 | 0.0944 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0904 | 0.0897 | 0.091 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0904 | 0.0876 | 0.0951 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.089 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3303 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0876 in 2021.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 154th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.