Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Bolivia

Life expectancy at birth in Bolivia in 2024 — 68.7 years. Ranked 163 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 58.6%.

2024 68.7 years +0.23% vs 2023
World rank 163of 217
Period maximum 68.7 years2024
Period minimum 43.3 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Bolivia, 1960–20244050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 43.3 years1962: 44 years1964: 44.7 years1966: 45.5 years1968: 46.3 years1970: 47.1 years1972: 47.8 years1974: 48.8 years1976: 50 years1978: 50.8 years1980: 51.8 years1982: 52.5 years1984: 53.4 years1986: 54.2 years1988: 55.5 years1990: 56.8 years1992: 57.9 years1994: 59.3 years1996: 60.3 years1998: 61.2 years2000: 62.1 years2002: 63.1 years2004: 63.8 years2006: 64.5 years2008: 65.3 years2010: 66 years2012: 66.6 years2014: 67 years2016: 67.4 years2018: 67.7 years2020: 62.9 years2022: 67.4 years2024: 68.7 years
Change over the period: +25.4 (+58.61%) Average annual rate: 0.72 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Bolivia 68.7 years
World 73.5 years
South America computed 76.4 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 70.1 years
Life expectancy at birth — Bolivia, by year Bolivia All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 68.7 +0.2 +0.23%
2023 68.6 +1.1 +1.7%
2022 67.4 +6 +9.78%
2021 61.4 −1.5 −2.35%
2020 62.9 −4.9 −7.25%
2019 67.8 +0.1 +0.18%
2018 67.7 +0.2 +0.24%
2017 67.5 +0.1 +0.21%
2016 67.4 +0.2 +0.28%
2015 67.2 +0.2 +0.35%
2014 67 +0.2 +0.29%
2013 66.8 +0.2 +0.29%
2012 66.6 +0.3 +0.46%
2011 66.3 +0.3 +0.42%
2010 66 +0.3 +0.53%
2009 65.7 +0.4 +0.55%
2008 65.3 +0.4 +0.55%
2007 64.9 +0.4 +0.64%
2006 64.5 +0.3 +0.54%
2005 64.2 +0.4 +0.57%
2004 63.8 +0.4 +0.57%
2003 63.5 +0.4 +0.61%
2002 63.1 +0.5 +0.85%
2001 62.5 +0.5 +0.78%
2000 62.1 +0.4 +0.65%
1999 61.7 +0.4 +0.7%
1998 61.2 +0.5 +0.79%
1997 60.7 +0.5 +0.76%
1996 60.3 +0.5 +0.84%
1995 59.8 +0.5 +0.85%
1994 59.3 +0.6 +1.06%
1993 58.7 +0.7 +1.27%
1992 57.9 +0.5 +0.84%
1991 57.4 +0.6 +1.13%
1990 56.8 +0.7 +1.16%
1989 56.1 +0.6 +1.15%
1988 55.5 +0.6 +1.1%
1987 54.9 +0.7 +1.21%
1986 54.2 +0.5 +0.87%
1985 53.8 +0.4 +0.74%
1984 53.4 +0.5 +0.99%
1983 52.9 +0.3 +0.67%
1982 52.5 +0.3 +0.48%
1981 52.3 +0.4 +0.83%
1980 51.8 +0.5 +0.92%
1979 51.4 +0.5 +1.01%
1978 50.8 +0.5 +0.9%
1977 50.4 +0.4 +0.83%
1976 50 +0.6 +1.29%
1975 49.3 +0.6 +1.2%
1974 48.8 +0.5 +0.97%
1973 48.3 +0.5 +0.95%
1972 47.8 +0.3 +0.73%
1971 47.5 +0.4 +0.81%
1970 47.1 +0.4 +0.85%
1969 46.7 +0.4 +0.78%
1968 46.3 +0.4 +0.95%
1967 45.9 +0.4 +0.93%
1966 45.5 +0.4 +0.86%
1965 45.1 +0.4 +0.93%
1964 44.7 +0.3 +0.76%
1963 44.3 +0.3 +0.76%
1962 44 +0.4 +0.86%
1961 43.6 +0.3 +0.67%
1960 43.3

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

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