Life expectancy by sex in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Life expectancy by sex was 80.9 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.9 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
76th
of 236 countries
All-time high
81.43 years
in 2018
All-time low
49.61 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy by sex in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 80.9 years for life expectancy by sex in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 81.43 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 49.61 years, in 1950.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 76th 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.
Life expectancy by sex in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 49.61 years | — |
| 1951 | 50.64 years | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 51.47 years | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 53.17 years | +3.3% |
| 1954 | 53.86 years | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 54.98 years | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 55.9 years | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 57.03 years | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 58.1 years | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 59.43 years | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 60.45 years | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 61.22 years | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 62.13 years | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 62.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 63.34 years | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 64.13 years | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 65.19 years | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 65.93 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 66.38 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 67.11 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 67.79 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 68.19 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 68.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 69.42 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 70.44 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 71.22 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 71.25 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 71.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 71.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 72.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 72.72 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 73.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 73.45 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 73.49 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 73.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 74.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 74.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 74.71 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 75.29 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 75.51 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 75.93 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 64.82 years | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 64.52 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 75.86 years | +17.6% |
| 1995 | 75.03 years | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 77.05 years | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 77.45 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 77.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 78.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 78.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 78.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 79.23 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 79.59 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 79.82 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 79.82 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 79.61 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 79.68 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 79.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 80.16 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 80.21 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 80.25 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.32 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.35 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.19 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.18 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.09 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 80.09 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.43 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 80.46 years | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 79.39 years | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 77.65 years | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 80.73 years | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 80.9 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 54.42 years | 49.61 years | 59.43 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 63.82 years | 60.45 years | 67.11 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.23 years | 67.79 years | 72.16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.92 years | 72.72 years | 75.29 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.22 years | 64.52 years | 78.14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.48 years | 78.37 years | 80.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.36 years | 80.09 years | 81.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.67 years | 77.65 years | 80.9 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 73 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 81.24 years compare
- 74 Saudi Arabia 81.16 years compare
- 75 China 80.93 years compare
- 77 Thailand 80.86 years compare
- 78 Curaçao 80.82 years compare
- 79 Northern Mariana Islands 80.74 years compare
More population data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.9162 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2,739 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.4708 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.843 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 26.69 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 49,993 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Life expectancy by sex in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 80.9 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 81.43 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.61 years in 1950.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 76th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.