Bosnia and Herzegovina vs United States: Child mortality by sex
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.7397 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States
0.7012 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
143rd
United States rank
145th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- United States
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.7397 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7012 deaths per 100 live births in United States, a difference of 0.0385 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 143rd and United States ranks 145th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 2 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 0.8617 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8765 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0148 deaths per 100 live births | United States |
| 2010s | 0.7369 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7464 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0096 deaths per 100 live births | United States |
| 2020s | 0.6969 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7017 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0047 deaths per 100 live births | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Bosnia and Herzegovina or United States?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.7397 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7012 deaths per 100 live births in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States?
- 0.0385 deaths per 100 live births, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 143rd and United States ranks 145th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .