Life expectancy

Years a newborn would live if the year’s mortality rates held, from UN estimates compiled by the World Bank.

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Unit
years at birth (World Bank)
Frequency
annual
Latest figure
2024 · 14 countries reporting

Bolivia

68.7 yrs

2024· 14th of 14· +0.2 yrs vs. previous figure

All data for Bolivia

Regional comparison

Each country’s latest figure

Map of 17 countries

Bolivia

68.7 yrs

2024 · 14th of 14 · +0.2 yrs

68.7 yrs81 yrsno data

Region: life expectancy, latest per country

years at birth (World Bank)

Includes only observations that pass this series’ declared semantic review.

Source: World Bank, WDI (CC BY 4.0).
0275481Costa RicaCosta Rica81 · 7.7%Costa Rica: 81PanamaPanama79.78 · 7.5%Panama: 79.78UruguayUruguay78.29 · 7.4%Uruguay: 78.29PeruPeru77.94 · 7.4%Peru: 77.94ColombiaColombia77.91 · 7.4%Colombia: 77.91EcuadorEcuador77.58 · 7.3%Ecuador: 77.58MexicoMexico75.26 · 7.1%Mexico: 75.26NicaraguaNicaragua75.1 · 7.1%Nicaragua: 75.1ParaguayParaguay73.98 · 7%Paraguay: 73.98Dominican RepublicDominican Republic73.87 · 7%Dominican Republic: 73.87HondurasHonduras73.04 · 6.9%Honduras: 73.04GuatemalaGuatemala72.75 · 6.9%Guatemala: 72.75El SalvadorEl Salvador72.3 · 6.8%El Salvador: 72.3BoliviaBolivia68.74 · 6.5%Bolivia: 68.74
14 results shown14 source records
Query scope
2 filtersIndicator key: life_expectancy_yearsYear: from 2022

Over time

Life expectancy since 2001

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4 of 10 series
Source: World Bank, WDI (CC BY 4.0).
5562.57077.5852001: 62.542002: 63.072003: 63.462004: 63.822005: 64.182006: 64.532007: 64.942008: 65.32009: 65.662010: 662011: 66.282012: 66.592013: 66.782014: 66.972015: 67.212016: 67.392017: 67.542018: 67.72019: 67.822020: 62.912021: 61.432022: 67.432023: 68.582024: 68.742001: 77.612002: 77.942003: 78.212004: 78.512005: 78.882006: 79.052007: 79.12008: 79.182009: 79.372010: 79.352011: 79.622012: 79.932013: 80.192014: 80.232015: 80.412016: 79.992017: 79.992018: 80.092019: 80.32020: 79.732021: 78.052022: 79.322023: 80.82024: 812001: 67.972002: 68.532003: 68.792004: 69.32005: 69.342006: 69.612007: 69.822008: 70.142009: 70.362010: 70.912011: 71.192012: 71.422013: 71.232014: 71.142015: 70.952016: 70.912017: 71.012018: 71.382019: 71.732020: 70.242021: 69.942022: 71.972023: 72.12024: 72.32001: 73.822002: 74.22003: 74.572004: 74.852005: 75.162006: 75.432007: 75.682008: 75.942009: 76.232010: 76.422011: 76.662012: 76.882013: 77.132014: 77.372015: 77.582016: 77.772017: 77.92018: 78.272019: 78.512020: 76.332021: 772022: 79.322023: 79.592024: 79.78Costa Rica · 81Panama · 79.78El Salvad… · 72.3Bolivia · 68.7420012007201320182024
96 results shown96 source records
Query scope
3 filtersIndicator key: life_expectancy_yearsCountry: bolivia, costa-rica, el_salvador, panamaYear: from 2001

All countries

Figure, year and recent change

Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with a recent figure. Change compares with the same country’s previous observation.

#CountryLife expectancyYearChange
1Costa Rica81 yrs2024+0.2 yrs
2Panama79.8 yrs2024+0.2 yrs
3Uruguay78.3 yrs2024+0.1 yrs
4Peru77.9 yrs2024+0.2 yrs
5Colombia77.9 yrs2024+0.2 yrs
6Ecuador77.6 yrs2024+0.2 yrs
7Mexico75.3 yrs2024+0.2 yrs
8Nicaragua75.1 yrs2024+0.2 yrs
9Paraguay74 yrs2024+0.1 yrs
10Dominican Republic73.9 yrs2024+0.1 yrs
11Honduras73 yrs2024+0.2 yrs
12Guatemala72.7 yrs2024+0.1 yrs
13El Salvador72.3 yrs2024+0.2 yrs
14Bolivia68.7 yrs2024+0.2 yrs

Findings

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Source and citation

World Development Indicators

World Bank, World Development Indicators, via the VerDat PIDA normalized layer.

World Bank, World Development Indicators, “Life expectancy”, retrieved from VerDat PIDA (OEI) on Oct 9, 2026.

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