Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Bosnia and Herzegovina

Female life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024 — 81.07 years. Ranked 68 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 34.1%.

2024 81.07 years +0.2% vs 2023
World rank 68of 217
Period maximum 81.44 years2018
Period minimum 60.45 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1960–20246070809019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 60.45 years1962: 62.13 years1964: 63.34 years1966: 65.19 years1968: 66.38 years1970: 67.79 years1972: 68.54 years1974: 70.44 years1976: 71.25 years1978: 71.73 years1980: 72.72 years1982: 73.45 years1984: 73.76 years1986: 74.24 years1988: 74.71 years1990: 75.51 years1992: 64.82 years1994: 75.86 years1996: 77.05 years1998: 77.84 years2000: 78.37 years2002: 79.23 years2004: 79.82 years2006: 79.61 years2008: 79.83 years2010: 80.21 years2012: 80.32 years2014: 80.19 years2016: 80.09 years2018: 81.44 years2020: 79.39 years2022: 80.73 years2024: 81.07 years
Change over the period: +20.62 (+34.1%) Average annual rate: 0.46 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina 81.07 years
World 75.97 years
Europe & Central Asia 81.79 years
Southern Europe computed 85.19 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 79.14 years
Female life expectancy — Bosnia and Herzegovina, by year Bosnia and Herzegovina All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 81.07 +0.16 +0.2%
2023 80.9 +0.18 +0.22%
2022 80.73 +3.08 +3.97%
2021 77.65 −1.74 −2.2%
2020 79.39 −1.07 −1.33%
2019 80.46 −0.97 −1.19%
2018 81.44 +1.35 +1.68%
2017 80.09 −0 −0%
2016 80.09 −0.09 −0.11%
2015 80.18 −0.01 −0.02%
2014 80.19 −0.16 −0.2%
2013 80.35 +0.03 +0.03%
2012 80.32 +0.08 +0.1%
2011 80.25 +0.03 +0.04%
2010 80.21 +0.05 +0.07%
2009 80.16 +0.33 +0.41%
2008 79.83 +0.15 +0.19%
2007 79.68 +0.08 +0.1%
2006 79.61 −0.21 −0.26%
2005 79.82 −0 −0%
2004 79.82 +0.23 +0.28%
2003 79.59 +0.36 +0.46%
2002 79.23 +0.53 +0.68%
2001 78.7 +0.33 +0.42%
2000 78.37 +0.23 +0.3%
1999 78.14 +0.3 +0.38%
1998 77.84 +0.39 +0.5%
1997 77.46 +0.4 +0.52%
1996 77.05 +2.02 +2.69%
1995 75.03 −0.83 −1.1%
1994 75.86 +11.34 +17.58%
1993 64.52 −0.3 −0.46%
1992 64.82 −11.11 −14.63%
1991 75.93 +0.42 +0.55%
1990 75.51 +0.22 +0.3%
1989 75.29 +0.58 +0.78%
1988 74.71 +0.3 +0.4%
1987 74.41 +0.17 +0.23%
1986 74.24 +0.3 +0.4%
1985 73.94 +0.18 +0.24%
1984 73.76 +0.28 +0.38%
1983 73.49 +0.04 +0.05%
1982 73.45 +0.25 +0.34%
1981 73.2 +0.48 +0.66%
1980 72.72 +0.55 +0.77%
1979 72.16 +0.43 +0.6%
1978 71.73 +0.15 +0.22%
1977 71.58 +0.33 +0.46%
1976 71.25 +0.03 +0.04%
1975 71.22 +0.78 +1.11%
1974 70.44 +1.02 +1.47%
1973 69.42 +0.88 +1.29%
1972 68.54 +0.35 +0.52%
1971 68.19 +0.39 +0.58%
1970 67.79 +0.68 +1.01%
1969 67.12 +0.73 +1.11%
1968 66.38 +0.45 +0.68%
1967 65.93 +0.74 +1.14%
1966 65.19 +1.06 +1.66%
1965 64.13 +0.78 +1.24%
1964 63.34 +1.01 +1.62%
1963 62.33 +0.21 +0.34%
1962 62.13 +0.91 +1.48%
1961 61.22 +0.77 +1.27%
1960 60.45

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.