Bosnia and Herzegovina vs United States: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.69 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States
0.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
143rd
United States rank
145th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- United States
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.69 deaths per 100 live births against 0.65 deaths per 100 live births in United States, a difference of 0.04 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 44 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 143rd and United States ranks 145th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.85 deaths per 100 live births | 3.01 deaths per 100 live births | 12.84 deaths per 100 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1970s | 8.12 deaths per 100 live births | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 5.79 deaths per 100 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1980s | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | 0.974 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 0.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.798 deaths per 100 live births | 0.018 deaths per 100 live births | United States |
| 2010s | 0.675 deaths per 100 live births | 0.683 deaths per 100 live births | 0.008 deaths per 100 live births | United States |
| 2020s | 0.642 deaths per 100 live births | 0.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.008 deaths per 100 live births | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Bosnia and Herzegovina or United States?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.69 deaths per 100 live births against 0.65 deaths per 100 live births in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States?
- 0.04 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?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 143rd and United States ranks 145th of 200 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 rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.