Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Uruguay: Child mortality
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.6905 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uruguay
0.7447 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
144th
Uruguay rank
142nd
Child mortality over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6905 deaths per 100 live births in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.0542 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Uruguay ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 144th and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 8 and Uruguay in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 37.88 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1810s | 37.88 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1820s | 37.88 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1830s | 37.88 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 37.88 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 37.88 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 37.88 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 37.88 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 37.88 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 37.87 deaths per 100 live births | 40.58 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 37.58 deaths per 100 live births | 40.28 deaths per 100 live births | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 36.81 deaths per 100 live births | 29.67 deaths per 100 live births | 7.14 deaths per 100 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1920s | 33.23 deaths per 100 live births | 15.59 deaths per 100 live births | 17.64 deaths per 100 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1930s | 27.16 deaths per 100 live births | 14.11 deaths per 100 live births | 13.05 deaths per 100 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1940s | 22.92 deaths per 100 live births | 9.42 deaths per 100 live births | 13.5 deaths per 100 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1950s | 18.41 deaths per 100 live births | 6.2 deaths per 100 live births | 12.21 deaths per 100 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1960s | 11.22 deaths per 100 live births | 5.87 deaths per 100 live births | 5.35 deaths per 100 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1970s | 5.56 deaths per 100 live births | 5.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3352 deaths per 100 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1980s | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | 3.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.172 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2895 deaths per 100 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 0.7802 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6659 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.6751 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9071 deaths per 100 live births | 0.232 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.643 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7354 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0924 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6905 deaths per 100 live births in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Uruguay?
- 0.0542 deaths per 100 live births, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Uruguay?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Uruguay rank globally for child mortality?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 144th and Uruguay ranks 142nd 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.