Bolivia vs Brazil: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 68.6 years in Bolivia and 75.9 years in Brazil, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Brazil, by 7.3 years, or 1.11 times that in Bolivia.

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What the numbers say

Brazil has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Bolivia ranked 174 and Brazil ranked 106 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bolivia at 79.6 years and Brazil at 86.8 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Bolivia	Brazil	World
2023	68.6	75.9	73.2
2022	67.4	74.9	72.6
2021	61.4	73	70.9
2020	62.9	74.5	71.9
2019	67.8	75.8	72.6
2018	67.7	75.6	72.4
2017	67.5	75.4	72.1
2016	67.4	75.1	71.9
2015	67.2	75.1	71.6
2014	67	74.8	71.4
2013	66.8	74.6	71.1
2012	66.6	74.3	70.8
2011	66.3	74.1	70.4
2010	66	73.8	70.1
2009	65.7	73.5	69.7
2008	65.3	73.1	69.3
2007	64.9	72.7	69
2006	64.5	72.3	68.6
2005	64.2	71.8	68.1
2004	63.8	71.4	67.7
2003	63.5	70.9	67.4
2002	63.1	70.4	67.1
2001	62.5	70	66.8
2000	62.1	69.6	66.4
1999	61.7	69.2	66
1998	61.2	68.9	65.7
1997	60.7	68.5	65.5
1996	60.3	68.1	65.2
1995	59.8	67.7	64.9
1994	59.3	67.3	64.3
1993	58.7	66.9	64.4
1992	57.9	66.5	64.3
1991	57.4	66.2	64.1
1990	56.8	65.9	64
1989	56.2	65.5	63.8
1988	55.5	65.2	63.4
1987	54.9	64.8	63.2
1986	54.3	64.4	62.7
1985	53.8	64	62.2
1984	53.4	63.6	61.9
1983	52.9	63.1	61.5
1982	52.5	62.7	61.3
1981	52.3	62.3	60.9
1980	51.8	61.8	60.5
1979	51.4	61.4	60.2
1978	50.8	60.9	59.5
1977	50.4	60.5	59.2
1976	50	60	58.6
1975	49.3	59.6	58.3
1974	48.8	59.1	58.1
1973	48.3	58.7	57.7
1972	47.8	58.3	57.2
1971	47.5	57.8	56
1970	47.1	57.3	56.3
1969	46.7	56.9	56
1968	46.3	56.5	55.6
1967	45.9	56	55.1
1966	45.5	55.6	54.6
1965	45.1	55.2	54
1964	44.7	54.9	54.3
1963	44.3	54.5	53.7
1962	44	54	53.2
1961	43.6	53.6	50.4
1960	43.3	53.2	47.8
1959	43	52.7	49.6
1958	42.7	52.3	51.6
1957	42.4	51.8	51.1
1956	42.2	51.3	50.7
1955	41.9	50.9	50.2
1954	41.7	50.4	49.7
1953	41.4	50	48.8
1952	41	49.6	48.2
1951	40.9	49	47.1
1950	40.7	48.5	46.4
1945	–	42.3	–
1940	36	37	–
1930	33	34	–
1925	33	–	–
1920	31	32	–
1910	28	31	–
1900	26	29	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Bolivia	Brazil	World
2024	68.767.3–70.1	7675–77.2	73.3
2025	68.966.9–70.9	76.274.7–77.7	73.5
2026	69.166.7–71.4	76.474.5–78.2	73.8
2027	69.266.5–72	76.674.3–78.6	73.9
2028	69.466.4–72.3	76.774.2–79	74.1
2029	69.566.1–72.7	76.974.1–79.3	74.2
2030	69.766.2–73	77.174–79.7	74.4
2031	69.865.9–73.4	77.274–80.1	74.5
2032	7065.8–73.9	77.473.9–80.3	74.7
2033	70.165.8–74.2	77.674–80.6	74.8
2034	70.365.8–74.6	77.773.9–81	75
2035	70.465.6–74.8	77.974.1–81.3	75.1
2036	70.665.6–75.1	78.174.1–81.6	75.3
2037	70.765.7–75.5	78.274.3–81.9	75.4
2038	70.965.7–75.7	78.474.3–82.1	75.5
2039	7165.7–75.9	78.674.3–82.3	75.7
2040	71.265.7–76.1	78.774.3–82.7	75.8
2041	71.365.7–76.4	78.974.3–83	75.9
2042	71.565.7–76.9	79.174.1–83.1	76.1
2043	71.665.8–76.9	79.274–83.3	76.2
2044	71.765.8–77.2	79.473.9–83.6	76.3
2045	71.965.5–77.6	79.574.1–84	76.5
2046	7265.7–78	79.774.2–84.3	76.6
2047	72.165.9–78.5	79.874.3–84.6	76.7
2048	72.365.8–78.4	8074.5–84.7	76.8
2049	72.465.9–78.9	80.174.3–84.8	76.9
2050	72.665.8–79	80.374.4–85	77
2051	72.766.2–79.4	80.574.5–85.2	77.1
2052	72.966.2–79.6	80.674.7–85.5	77.2
2053	7366.4–79.8	80.874.6–85.6	77.3
2054	73.266.2–79.8	80.974.8–85.7	77.4
2055	73.366.3–80.3	81.174.8–85.9	77.6
2056	73.466.4–80.3	81.274.9–86.1	77.7
2057	73.666.3–80.6	81.474.9–86.4	77.8
2058	73.766.3–81	81.574.8–86.5	77.9
2059	73.966.3–81.1	81.775.1–86.7	78
2060	7466.2–81.5	81.875.4–86.9	78.1
2061	74.166.3–81.5	81.975.1–87	78.2
2062	74.366.5–82.1	82.175.3–87.3	78.3
2063	74.466.7–82.1	82.275.2–87.4	78.4
2064	74.666.6–82.3	82.475.6–87.6	78.5
2065	74.766.7–82.6	82.575.7–87.7	78.6
2066	74.966.8–82.7	82.675.7–87.9	78.7
2067	7566.8–83	82.875.7–88.1	78.8
2068	75.266.8–83.1	82.975.7–88.2	78.9
2069	75.366.9–83.3	83.175.7–88.3	79
2070	75.466.8–83.7	83.275.8–88.4	79.1
2071	75.667–83.8	83.375.9–88.6	79.2
2072	75.766.8–84.1	83.476–88.9	79.3
2073	75.966.9–84.3	83.676.1–89.1	79.4
2074	7666.9–84.3	83.776.2–89.3	79.4
2075	76.166.8–84.6	83.876.2–89.4	79.5
2076	76.367.1–84.8	8476.3–89.5	79.6
2077	76.466.9–85.1	84.176.4–89.7	79.7
2078	76.667.2–85.5	84.276.6–89.9	79.8
2079	76.767.2–85.4	84.376.6–90.1	79.9
2080	76.967.2–85.4	84.576.6–90.2	80
2081	7767.3–85.5	84.676.7–90.3	80.1
2082	77.167.5–85.6	84.776.7–90.5	80.2
2083	77.367.6–85.9	84.876.7–90.7	80.3
2084	77.467.8–86	8576.9–91	80.3
2085	77.567.7–86.3	85.177–91.2	80.4
2086	77.767.9–86.5	85.277.1–91.4	80.5
2087	77.868.1–86.7	85.377.3–91.6	80.6
2088	7868.1–86.7	85.477.4–91.7	80.7
2089	78.168.2–87	85.677.7–92	80.8
2090	78.368.1–86.9	85.777.6–92.1	80.9
2091	78.467.9–87.1	85.877.7–92.3	81
2092	78.568–87.4	85.977.7–92.5	81
2093	78.768–87.5	8677.8–92.8	81.1
2094	78.867.9–87.8	86.177.9–92.9	81.2
2095	7968–88	86.277.9–93.1	81.3
2096	79.168.2–88.3	86.478.1–93.3	81.4
2097	79.268.1–88.3	86.578.2–93.4	81.5
2098	79.468.1–88.2	86.678.2–93.7	81.6
2099	79.568.1–88.5	86.778.3–93.9	81.7
2100	79.668.4–88.8	86.878.4–94.1	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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