What is life expectancy in Bolivia?

Life expectancy in Bolivia was 68.58 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Bolivia?

The highest recorded value was 68.58 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Bolivia?

The lowest recorded value was 26 years in 1900.

How does Bolivia rank for life expectancy?

Bolivia ranks 181st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Bolivia?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Bolivia data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Bolivia

Name: Life expectancy in Bolivia
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bolivia: Life expectancy was 68.58 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

68.58 years

Change on year

up 1.7%

World rank

181st

of 236 countries

All-time high

68.58 years

in 2023

All-time low

26 years

in 1900

Years of data

1900–2023

Life expectancy in Bolivia, 1900–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Bolivia stood at 68.58 years. That is the highest value across all 80 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Bolivia peaked at 68.58 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26 years, in 1900.

Bolivia ranks 181st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	26 years	26 years	26 years	1
1910s	28 years	28 years	28 years	1
1920s	32 years	31 years	33 years	2
1930s	33 years	33 years	33 years	1
1940s	36 years	36 years	36 years	1
1950s	41.81 years	40.7 years	43.01 years	10
1960s	44.95 years	43.34 years	46.71 years	10
1970s	49.13 years	47.1 years	51.35 years	10
1980s	53.74 years	51.83 years	56.15 years	10
1990s	59.38 years	56.8 years	61.66 years	10
2000s	63.95 years	62.06 years	65.66 years	10
2010s	67.03 years	66 years	67.82 years	10
2020s	65.09 years	61.43 years	68.58 years	4

Countries ranked near Bolivia

178 Laos 68.96 years compare
179 Senegal 68.68 years compare
180 Eritrea 68.62 years compare
182 Mauritania 68.48 years compare
183 Gabon 68.34 years compare
184 Uganda 68.25 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Bolivia

Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 117,847 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 117,264 (2025)
Population, female 6.28 million (2025)
Age dependency ratio, old 8.9% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 399,640 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 121,609 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 118,423 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 118,961 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 122,905 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 120,884 (2025)

All data for Bolivia →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Bolivia?: Life expectancy in Bolivia was 68.58 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Bolivia?: The highest recorded value was 68.58 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Bolivia?: The lowest recorded value was 26 years in 1900.
How does Bolivia rank for life expectancy?: Bolivia ranks 181st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Bolivia?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.