Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 9.27 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 9.27 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 9.88 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.54 years, in 1954.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th 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.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.65 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.71 years | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 3.55 years | -4.6% |
| 1953 | 3.65 years | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 3.54 years | -3.0% |
| 1955 | 3.65 years | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 3.72 years | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 3.88 years | +4.3% |
| 1958 | 3.99 years | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 4.19 years | +5.0% |
| 1960 | 4.35 years | +3.7% |
| 1961 | 4.41 years | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 4.57 years | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 4.43 years | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 4.64 years | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 4.78 years | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 4.99 years | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 5.11 years | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 5.09 years | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 5.24 years | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 5.35 years | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 5.35 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.36 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 5.6 years | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 5.96 years | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 6.2 years | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 6.1 years | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 6.11 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 6.07 years | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 6.16 years | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 6.33 years | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 6.48 years | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 6.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 6.47 years | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 6.53 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 6.56 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 6.65 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 6.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 6.77 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 6.98 years | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 7.06 years | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 7.21 years | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 6.21 years | -13.8% |
| 1993 | 6.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 7.39 years | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 7.29 years | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 7.56 years | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 7.74 years | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 7.89 years | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 8 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 8.08 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 8.24 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 8.51 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 8.7 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 8.82 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 8.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.71 years | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 8.74 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 8.8 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 8.96 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 8.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 8.98 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.93 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 8.92 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.87 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 9.66 years | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 9.05 years | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 8.45 years | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 7.19 years | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 9.88 years | +37.4% |
| 2023 | 9.27 years | -6.2% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 9.27 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.76 years, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 9.27 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.42 years, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +37.4% | 7.19 years | 9.88 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.75 years | 3.54 years | 4.19 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.76 years | 4.35 years | 5.24 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.83 years | 5.35 years | 6.2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.6 years | 6.33 years | 6.98 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.26 years | 6.21 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.64 years | 8.08 years | 8.96 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.03 years | 8.87 years | 9.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7 years | 7.19 years | 9.88 years | 4 |
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More health data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,689 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 9.27 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 9.88 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.54 years in 1954.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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