What is child mortality vs. health spending in Bolivia?

Child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending recorded in Bolivia?

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

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Bolivia?

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

How does Bolivia rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

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

Is child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Bolivia

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending 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

The most recent figure for child mortality vs. health spending in Bolivia is 1.57 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending 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 →

More health data for Bolivia

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 124,859 (2025)
Population, male 50.1% (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 121,224 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 125,531 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 120,889 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 4.06 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 3.70 million (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 125,145 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 120,635 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 124,180 (2025)

All data for Bolivia →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Bolivia?: Child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending recorded in Bolivia?: The highest recorded value was 28.54 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Bolivia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Bolivia rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Bolivia ranks 96th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
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 .