Life expectancy at birth, female in Bolivia

Bolivia: Life expectancy at birth, female was 71.32 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
71.32 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
161st
of 215 countries
All-time high
71.32 years
in 2024
All-time low
45.56 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Bolivia, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Bolivia stood at 71.32 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Bolivia peaked at 71.32 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.56 years, in 1960.

That places Bolivia 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 47.12 years 45.56 years 48.77 years 10
1970s 50.98 years 49.19 years 52.95 years 10
1980s 55.24 years 53.4 years 57.71 years 10
1990s 61.2 years 58.38 years 63.71 years 10
2000s 66.24 years 64.14 years 67.96 years 10
2010s 69.39 years 68.32 years 70.27 years 10
2020s 69.02 years 65.25 years 71.32 years 5

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 158 Laos 71.53 years compare
  2. 159 Namibia 71.48 years compare
  3. 160 Uganda 71.36 years compare
  4. 162 Micronesia (country) 71.28 years compare
  5. 163 Gabon 71.24 years compare
  6. 164 Ethiopia 71.02 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Bolivia?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Bolivia was 71.32 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 71.32 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 45.56 years in 1960.
How does Bolivia rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Bolivia ranks 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.