Bosnia and Herzegovina vs United States of America: Annual death rates at different ages
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5.35 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
United States of America
5.31 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
168th
United States of America rank
169th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- United States of America
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 5.35 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.31 deaths per 1,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 168th and United States of America ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 160.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 130.77 deaths per 1,000 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1960s | 90.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 65.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1970s | 46.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.7 deaths per 1,000 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1980s | 23.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.41 deaths per 1,000 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 16.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 7.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2525 deaths per 1,000 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 5.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0625 deaths per 1,000 people | United States of America |
| 2020s | 5.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1079 deaths per 1,000 people | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Bosnia and Herzegovina or United States of America?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 5.35 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.31 deaths per 1,000 people in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States of America?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States of America rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 168th and United States of America ranks 169th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.