Number of infant deaths in Bolivia
Bolivia: Number of infant deaths was 3,698 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths in Bolivia, 1961–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Bolivia stood at 3,698. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Bolivia peaked at 29,753 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 3,698, in 2024.
Bolivia ranks 72nd of 195 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 | 29,608 | 29,257 | 29,753 | 9 |
| 1970s | 28,077 | 26,656 | 29,426 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,782 | 22,978 | 26,337 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,078 | 15,438 | 22,427 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,330 | 8,655 | 14,587 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,354 | 4,768 | 8,164 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,071 | 3,698 | 4,497 | 5 |
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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)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 125,145 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.70 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 29.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 120,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 124,180 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Bolivia?
- Number of infant deaths in Bolivia was 3,698 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 29,753 in 1968.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,698 in 2024.
- How does Bolivia rank for number of infant deaths?
- Bolivia ranks 72nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.