What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

The highest recorded value was 77.94 years in 2018.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

The lowest recorded value was 47.33 years in 1950.

How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Name: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 77.85 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

77.85 years

Change on year

up 1.4%

World rank

77th

of 236 countries

All-time high

77.94 years

in 2018

All-time low

47.33 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 77.85 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 77.94 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 47.33 years, in 1950.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 77th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	52.4 years	47.33 years	57.6 years	10
1960s	61.75 years	58.53 years	64.45 years	10
1970s	67.35 years	64.84 years	69.08 years	10
1980s	70.47 years	69.6 years	71.44 years	10
1990s	67.97 years	50.89 years	74.95 years	10
2000s	76.14 years	75.29 years	76.7 years	10
2010s	77.2 years	76.83 years	77.94 years	10
2020s	76.31 years	74.57 years	77.85 years	4

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

74 Cuba 78.08 years compare
75 Turks and Caicos Islands 78.01 years compare
76 China 77.95 years compare
78 Lebanon 77.82 years compare
79 Jordan 77.81 years compare
80 Peru 77.74 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Population ages 0-14, female 11.8% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above 22.9% (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 16,590 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 15,370 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 16,738 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 15,512 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 14.0% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total 2.02 million (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 13,178 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 15,471 (2025)

All data for Bosnia and Herzegovina →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Bosnia and Herzegovina?: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 77.85 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?: The highest recorded value was 77.94 years in 2018.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?: The lowest recorded value was 47.33 years in 1950.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.