Bolivia sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 68.8 years of life, 159th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Bolivia, each with its global rank and source year.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 68.8 yrs | 159 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 13.1 /1,000 | 21 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 7.2 /1,000 | 108 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 13.8 yrs | 176 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 80.9 /1,000 | 62 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 5.1 yrs | 100 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 80.5 men/100 women | 111 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 14.2 /1,000 | 88 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 146 /100k | 49 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 19.9 % | 82 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 4.2 /100k | 138 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 21.1 /100k | 60 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 3.6 L | 109 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 5.6 % | 136 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $255 | 120 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $4,421 | 142 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Bolivia's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 7th lowest life expectancy at 60 in the world (13.8 yrs) and the 21st highest age-standardized death rate in the world (13.1 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Bolivia; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.