Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Bosnia and Herzegovina was 77.85 years. A difference of +1.07 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Bosnia and Herzegovina were 74.42 years and 80.9 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Bosnia and Herzegovina for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	58.53	56.55	60.45
1961	59.29	57.26	61.22
1962	60.12	58.03	62.13
1963	60.51	58.59	62.33
1964	61.51	59.56	63.34
1965	62.21	60.17	64.13
1966	63.13	60.92	65.19
1967	63.73	61.38	65.93
1968	64.01	61.48	66.38
1969	64.45	61.65	67.11
1970	64.84	61.78	67.79
1971	65.18	62.04	68.19
1972	65.68	62.67	68.54
1973	66.59	63.57	69.42
1974	67.64	64.62	70.44
1975	68.33	65.23	71.22
1976	68.57	65.68	71.25
1977	68.78	65.79	71.58
1978	68.84	65.8	71.73
1979	69.08	65.89	72.16
1980	69.6	66.38	72.72
1981	70.06	66.82	73.2
1982	70.08	66.66	73.45
1983	70.1	66.67	73.49
1984	70.23	66.69	73.76
1985	70.58	67.16	73.94
1986	70.75	67.24	74.24
1987	70.88	67.33	74.41
1988	70.97	67.29	74.71
1989	71.44	67.67	75.29
1990	71.51	67.62	75.51
1991	71.81	67.85	75.93
1992	51.97	43.33	64.82
1993	50.89	41.88	64.52
1994	66.6	58.72	75.86
1995	70.19	65.27	75.03
1996	73.45	69.47	77.05
1997	73.9	69.94	77.46
1998	74.47	70.64	77.84
1999	74.95	71.23	78.14
2000	75.29	71.67	78.37
2001	75.57	71.89	78.7
2002	75.99	72.19	79.23
2003	76.45	72.7	79.59
2004	76.49	72.59	79.82
2005	76.42	72.49	79.82
2006	76.03	72	79.61
2007	76.16	72.19	79.68
2008	76.3	72.32	79.83
2009	76.7	72.75	80.16
2010	76.83	72.95	80.21
2011	76.96	73.18	80.25
2012	77.04	73.27	80.32
2013	77.13	73.44	80.35
2014	77.09	73.54	80.19
2015	77.07	73.55	80.18
2016	77.12	73.74	80.09
2017	77.39	74.24	80.09
2018	77.94	74.08	81.44
2019	77.39	73.96	80.46
2020	76.04	72.51	79.39
2021	74.57	71.4	77.65
2022	76.78	72.72	80.73
2023	77.85	74.42	80.9