Life expectancy for both sexes rose 0.204% to 77.2 years in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, life expectancy for both sexes in Bosnia and Herzegovina reached an all time high of 77.2 years in 2024 and an all time low of 51.5 years in 1993. When compared to Bosnia and Herzegovina's main peers, life expectancy for both sexes in Croatia amounted to 78.0 years, 83.2 years in Italy, 75.4 years in Montenegro and 74.8 years in Serbia in 2024.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has been ranked 52nd within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of life expectancy for both sexes, 10 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Life Expectancy at Birth (Both Sexes) | Unit | 2080 | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | 2091 | 2092 | 2093 | 2094 | 2095 | 2096 | 2097 | 2098 | 2099 | 2100 |
| Albania | years | 89.4 | 89.5 | 89.6 | 89.7 | 89.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | years | 90.9 | 91.0 | 91.1 | 91.2 | 91.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | years | 88.1 | 88.3 | 88.4 | 88.5 | 88.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | years | 88.3 | 88.4 | 88.5 | 88.6 | 88.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | years | 91.5 | 91.6 | 91.7 | 91.8 | 91.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | years | 87.3 | 87.4 | 87.5 | 87.7 | 87.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | years | 92.1 | 92.2 | 92.3 | 92.4 | 92.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | years | 87.2 | 87.3 | 87.4 | 87.5 | 87.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | years | 86.2 | 86.3 | 86.4 | 86.6 | 86.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | years | 87.6 | 87.7 | 87.8 | 87.9 | 88.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | years | 90.5 | 90.6 | 90.7 | 90.8 | 90.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | years | 92.2 | 92.3 | 92.4 | 92.5 | 92.6 |