Children died before five per woman in Bolivia

Bolivia: Children died before five per woman was 0.0408 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0408
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
83rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.81
in 1960
All-time low
0.0408
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Children died before five per woman in Bolivia, 1960–2024

00.511.52196019922024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, children died before five per woman in Bolivia stood at 0.0408. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Bolivia peaked at 1.81 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0408, in 2024.

Bolivia ranks 83rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Children died before five per woman in Bolivia, 1960 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1960 1.81 —
1961 1.77 -2.4%
1962 1.73 -2.5%
1963 1.68 -2.6%
1964 1.64 -2.7%
1965 1.59 -2.9%
1966 1.54 -3.0%
1967 1.49 -3.1%
1968 1.45 -3.1%
1969 1.4 -3.3%
1970 1.35 -3.3%
1971 1.31 -3.4%
1972 1.26 -3.6%
1973 1.21 -3.6%
1974 1.17 -3.9%
1975 1.12 -4.0%
1976 1.07 -4.1%
1977 1.03 -4.2%
1978 0.9857 -4.2%
1979 0.9442 -4.2%
1980 0.9054 -4.1%
1981 0.8694 -4.0%
1982 0.8356 -3.9%
1983 0.8034 -3.9%
1984 0.7718 -3.9%
1985 0.7401 -4.1%
1986 0.7083 -4.3%
1987 0.6759 -4.6%
1988 0.6427 -4.9%
1989 0.6092 -5.2%
1990 0.576 -5.4%
1991 0.5434 -5.7%
1992 0.51 -6.1%
1993 0.4752 -6.8%
1994 0.4441 -6.6%
1995 0.415 -6.5%
1996 0.3877 -6.6%
1997 0.3571 -7.9%
1998 0.3316 -7.1%
1999 0.3079 -7.2%
2000 0.2822 -8.4%
2001 0.2579 -8.6%
2002 0.2362 -8.4%
2003 0.2165 -8.3%
2004 0.1979 -8.6%
2005 0.1815 -8.3%
2006 0.1686 -7.1%
2007 0.154 -8.7%
2008 0.1407 -8.6%
2009 0.1287 -8.5%
2010 0.1179 -8.4%
2011 0.1083 -8.2%
2012 0.0994 -8.2%
2013 0.0913 -8.2%
2014 0.0838 -8.2%
2015 0.077 -8.1%
2016 0.0708 -8.1%
2017 0.0651 -8.0%
2018 0.06 -7.8%
2019 0.0554 -7.7%
2020 0.0513 -7.4%
2021 0.0477 -7.0%
2022 0.0459 -3.7%
2023 0.0432 -5.9%
2024 0.0408 -5.5%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 0.0408 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1232, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 0.0408 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0265, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.61 1.4 1.81 10
1970s 1.15 0.9442 1.35 10
1980s 0.7562 0.6092 0.9054 10
1990s 0.4348 0.3079 0.576 10
2000s 0.1964 0.1287 0.2822 10
2010s 0.0829 0.0554 0.1179 10
2020s 0.0458 0.0408 0.0513 5

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 80 Syria 0.0474 compare
  2. 81 Kyrgyzstan 0.0453 compare
  3. 82 Cambodia 0.0431 compare
  4. 84 Indonesia 0.0386 compare
  5. 85 Jordan 0.0379 compare
  6. 86 Paraguay 0.0373 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Bolivia?
Children died before five per woman in Bolivia was 0.0408 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 1.81 in 1960.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0408 in 2024.
How does Bolivia rank for children died before five per woman?
Bolivia ranks 83rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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