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Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy was 77.85 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
77.85 years
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
77th
of 236 countries
All-time high
77.94 years
in 2018
All-time low
47.33 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 77.85 years for share in poverty vs. life expectancy in 2023.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 77.94 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 47.33 years, in 1950.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 77th 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.

Share in poverty vs. life expectancy 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 74 Cuba 78.08 years compare
  2. 75 Turks and Caicos Islands 78.01 years compare
  3. 76 China 77.95 years compare
  4. 78 Lebanon 77.82 years compare
  5. 79 Jordan 77.81 years compare
  6. 80 Peru 77.74 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy 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 share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 77.94 years in 2018.
What is the lowest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 47.33 years in 1950.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for share in poverty vs. life expectancy?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is share in poverty vs. life expectancy 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 Share in poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.