Bosnia and Herzegovina vs United States of America: Child mortality

Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.6905 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.6472 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
144th
United States of America rank
146th

Child mortality over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.6905 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6472 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America, a difference of 0.0433 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 144th and United States of America ranks 146th of 203 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 20 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina United States of America Difference Ahead
1800s 37.88 deaths per 100 live births 32.9 deaths per 100 live births 4.98 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1810s 37.88 deaths per 100 live births 32.9 deaths per 100 live births 4.98 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1820s 37.88 deaths per 100 live births 32.9 deaths per 100 live births 4.98 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1830s 37.88 deaths per 100 live births 32.9 deaths per 100 live births 4.98 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1840s 37.88 deaths per 100 live births 32.9 deaths per 100 live births 4.98 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1850s 37.88 deaths per 100 live births 32.9 deaths per 100 live births 4.98 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1860s 37.88 deaths per 100 live births 32.9 deaths per 100 live births 4.98 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1870s 37.88 deaths per 100 live births 32.9 deaths per 100 live births 4.98 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1880s 37.88 deaths per 100 live births 30.08 deaths per 100 live births 7.8 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1890s 37.87 deaths per 100 live births 25.14 deaths per 100 live births 12.73 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1900s 37.58 deaths per 100 live births 21.66 deaths per 100 live births 15.92 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1910s 36.81 deaths per 100 live births 18.74 deaths per 100 live births 18.07 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1920s 33.23 deaths per 100 live births 13.15 deaths per 100 live births 20.08 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s 27.16 deaths per 100 live births 7.64 deaths per 100 live births 19.52 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1940s 22.92 deaths per 100 live births 4.97 deaths per 100 live births 17.95 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1950s 18.41 deaths per 100 live births 3.37 deaths per 100 live births 15.04 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s 11.22 deaths per 100 live births 2.73 deaths per 100 live births 8.49 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s 5.56 deaths per 100 live births 1.93 deaths per 100 live births 3.63 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s 2.83 deaths per 100 live births 1.3 deaths per 100 live births 1.53 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 2.4 deaths per 100 live births 0.9745 deaths per 100 live births 1.43 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 0.7802 deaths per 100 live births 0.7981 deaths per 100 live births 0.0179 deaths per 100 live births United States of America
2010s 0.6751 deaths per 100 live births 0.6835 deaths per 100 live births 0.0084 deaths per 100 live births United States of America
2020s 0.643 deaths per 100 live births 0.6473 deaths per 100 live births 0.0043 deaths per 100 live births United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality, Bosnia and Herzegovina or United States of America?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.6905 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6472 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States of America?
0.0433 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 of America?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States of America rank globally for child mortality?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 144th and United States of America ranks 146th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
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Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.