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
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) β 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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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.