Life expectancy vs. health spending in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 77.85 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 77.85 years, measured in 2023.
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 vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| 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 | 67.64 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 | 73.89 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 | -1.7% |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 77.85 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 77.94 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.33 years in 1950.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.