What is child mortality by income level of country in Bolivia?

Child mortality by income level of country in Bolivia was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Bolivia?

The highest recorded value was 28.54 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Bolivia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Bolivia rank for child mortality by income level of country?

Bolivia ranks 96th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Bolivia?

Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Bolivia data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality by income level of country in Bolivia

Name: Child mortality by income level of country in Bolivia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bolivia: Child mortality by income level of country was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.57 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 4.5%

World rank

96th

of 199 countries

All-time high

28.54 deaths per 100 live births

in 1960

All-time low

1.57 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Child mortality by income level of country in Bolivia, 1960–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 1.57 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality by income level of country in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in Bolivia peaked at 28.54 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.57 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Bolivia ranks 96th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	25.87 deaths per 100 live births	23.15 deaths per 100 live births	28.54 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	19.73 deaths per 100 live births	17.04 deaths per 100 live births	22.54 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	14.46 deaths per 100 live births	12.28 deaths per 100 live births	16.54 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	9.65 deaths per 100 live births	7.53 deaths per 100 live births	11.78 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	5.36 deaths per 100 live births	3.91 deaths per 100 live births	7.07 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.8 deaths per 100 live births	2.06 deaths per 100 live births	3.67 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.74 deaths per 100 live births	1.57 deaths per 100 live births	1.93 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Bolivia

93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
94 Suriname 1.58 deaths per 100 live births compare
95 Morocco 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
97 Mauritius 1.54 deaths per 100 live births compare
98 Panama 1.53 deaths per 100 live births compare
99 Honduras 1.5 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality by income level of country in Bolivia?: Child mortality by income level of country in Bolivia was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Bolivia?: The highest recorded value was 28.54 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Bolivia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Bolivia rank for child mortality by income level of country?: Bolivia ranks 96th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Bolivia?: Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality by income level of country
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .