Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Life expectancy versus gini 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 gini lifespan inequality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy versus gini 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 gini 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 gini 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% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.089 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1061, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.089 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0834, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +84.5% | 0.1039 | 0.1918 |
| 1994 | -45.2% | 0.195 | 0.1069 |
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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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % 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 0.019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0203 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.089 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3303 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus gini 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 gini lifespan inequality?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 154th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus gini 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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