Number of deaths per year in Bolivia
Bolivia: Number of deaths per year was 87,810 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
87,810
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
89th
of 236 countries
All-time high
140,749
in 2021
All-time low
79,840
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths per year in Bolivia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths per year in Bolivia is 87,810, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths per year in Bolivia peaked at 140,749 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 79,840, in 1950.
Bolivia ranks 89th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths per year in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 79,840 | — |
| 1951 | 79,883 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 80,283 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 80,272 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 80,596 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 81,132 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 81,647 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 82,350 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 82,916 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 83,539 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 84,053 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 84,688 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 85,080 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 85,606 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 86,092 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 86,356 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 86,695 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 86,975 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 87,259 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 87,694 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 87,958 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 88,250 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 88,585 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 88,664 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 88,698 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 88,329 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 88,017 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 88,382 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 88,520 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 88,341 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 88,277 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 88,339 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 88,911 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 89,132 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 88,763 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 88,782 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 88,628 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 87,892 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 87,366 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 86,639 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 85,802 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 84,991 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 84,498 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 82,981 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 82,705 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 82,819 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 82,977 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 83,137 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 83,229 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 83,580 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 83,863 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 83,700 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 83,268 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 82,795 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 82,511 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 82,285 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 82,338 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 81,995 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 81,894 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 81,850 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 81,827 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 82,178 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 82,389 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 83,128 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 83,850 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 84,360 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 85,118 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 86,119 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 87,022 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 88,176 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 128,047 | +45.2% |
| 2021 | 140,749 | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 92,767 | -34.1% |
| 2023 | 87,810 | -5.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 87,810 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87,810, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 87,810 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,105, 4.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths per year in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +45.2% | 88,176 | 128,047 |
| 2022 | -34.1% | 140,749 | 92,767 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 81,246 | 79,840 | 83,539 | 10 |
| 1960s | 86,050 | 84,053 | 87,694 | 10 |
| 1970s | 88,374 | 87,958 | 88,698 | 10 |
| 1980s | 88,273 | 86,639 | 89,132 | 10 |
| 1990s | 83,672 | 82,705 | 85,802 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82,650 | 81,850 | 83,863 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,417 | 81,827 | 88,176 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112,343 | 87,810 | 140,749 | 4 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % 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 0.0508 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths per year in Bolivia?
- Number of deaths per year in Bolivia was 87,810 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths per year recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 140,749 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths per year recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,840 in 1950.
- How does Bolivia rank for number of deaths per year?
- Bolivia ranks 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths per year rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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