Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Uruguay: Child mortality rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.69 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uruguay
0.74 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
143rd
Uruguay rank
141st
Child mortality rate over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.74 deaths per 100 live births against 0.69 deaths per 100 live births in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 143rd and Uruguay ranks 141st of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.85 deaths per 100 live births | 6.34 deaths per 100 live births | 9.51 deaths per 100 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1970s | 8.12 deaths per 100 live births | 5.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1980s | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2329 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.289 deaths per 100 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 0.78 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.666 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.675 deaths per 100 live births | 0.907 deaths per 100 live births | 0.232 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.642 deaths per 100 live births | 0.734 deaths per 100 live births | 0.092 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.74 deaths per 100 live births against 0.69 deaths per 100 live births in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Uruguay?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Uruguay?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Uruguay rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 143rd and Uruguay ranks 141st of 200 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 rate. 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.