Life Expectancy at Birth: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina's life expectancy at birth is currently 78.044 years as of 2024. # Bosnia and Herzegovina Life Expectancy at Birth Bosnia and Herzegovina's life expectancy reached 78.
Current (2024)
78.044 years
+0.2% y/y
Peak (2024)
78.044 years
Low (1993)
50.894 years
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Life Expectancy at Birth — Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960 — 2024
Life Expectancy at Birth — Bosnia and Herzegovina
Analysis# Bosnia and Herzegovina Life Expectancy at Birth
Bosnia and Herzegovina's life expectancy reached 78.044 years in 2024, matching its all-time peak. This represents a 33.3% increase from 1960, when life expectancy stood at 50.894 years. The nation's trajectory reflects decades of health system development and rising living standards, though this progress masks a dramatic disruption: the Bosnian War of 1992–1995 caused life expectancy to plummet to 50.894 years in 1993, erasing nearly four decades of gains.
Recovery began immediately after the conflict ended. From 1993 onward, life expectancy climbed steadily, reaching 77 years by 2015. The COVID-19 pandemic briefly reversed this momentum, dropping life expectancy to 74.567 years in 2021, but the country rebounded within two years. The 2024 figure signals strong recovery and suggests Bosnia and Herzegovina's health outcomes are stabilizing at historically high levels.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 78.044 years | +0.25% |
| 2023 | 77.85 years | +1.40% |
| 2022 | 76.777 years | +2.96% |
| 2021 | 74.567 years | -1.94% |
| 2020 | 76.04 years | -1.75% |
| 2019 | 77.394 years | -0.70% |
| 2018 | 77.942 years | +0.72% |
| 2017 | 77.385 years | +0.34% |
| 2016 | 77.124 years | +0.07% |
| 2015 | 77.073 years | -0.02% |
| 2014 | 77.089 years | -0.05% |
| 2013 | 77.129 years | +0.12% |
| 2012 | 77.037 years | +0.10% |
| 2011 | 76.963 years | +0.18% |
| 2010 | 76.827 years | +0.16% |
| 2009 | 76.701 years | +0.53% |
| 2008 | 76.3 years | +0.18% |
| 2007 | 76.162 years | +0.18% |
| 2006 | 76.028 years | -0.52% |
| 2005 | 76.424 years | -0.08% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 76.489 years | +0.05% |
| 2003 | 76.449 years | +0.60% |
| 2002 | 75.994 years | +0.56% |
| 2001 | 75.573 years | +0.37% |
| 2000 | 75.292 years | +0.46% |
| 1999 | 74.946 years | +0.64% |
| 1998 | 74.472 years | +0.78% |
| 1997 | 73.895 years | +0.60% |
| 1996 | 73.454 years | +4.65% |
| 1995 | 70.188 years | +5.38% |
| 1994 | 66.603 years | +30.87% |
| 1993 | 50.894 years | -2.06% |
| 1992 | 51.967 years | -27.64% |
| 1991 | 71.813 years | +0.43% |
| 1990 | 71.509 years | +0.09% |
| 1989 | 71.445 years | +0.67% |
| 1988 | 70.97 years | +0.13% |
| 1987 | 70.876 years | +0.18% |
| 1986 | 70.751 years | +0.24% |
| 1985 | 70.582 years | +0.50% |
| 1984 | 70.229 years | +0.19% |
| 1983 | 70.097 years | +0.03% |
| 1982 | 70.076 years | +0.03% |
| 1981 | 70.055 years | +0.65% |
| 1980 | 69.603 years | +0.75% |
| 1979 | 69.083 years | +0.35% |
| 1978 | 68.844 years | +0.09% |
| 1977 | 68.779 years | +0.30% |
| 1976 | 68.574 years | +0.36% |
| 1975 | 68.329 years | +1.03% |
| 1974 | 67.635 years | +1.58% |
| 1973 | 66.586 years | +1.38% |
| 1972 | 65.682 years | +0.77% |
| 1971 | 65.181 years | +0.52% |
| 1970 | 64.844 years | +0.61% |
| 1969 | 64.448 years | +0.69% |
| 1968 | 64.006 years | +0.43% |
| 1967 | 63.734 years | +0.96% |
| 1966 | 63.129 years | +1.47% |
| 1965 | 62.213 years | +1.14% |
| 1964 | 61.511 years | +1.65% |
| 1963 | 60.511 years | +0.65% |
| 1962 | 60.122 years | +1.41% |
| 1961 | 59.285 years | +1.29% |
| 1960 | 58.53 years | — |
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