Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sri Lanka: Infant mortality rate by sex

Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.504 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.4591 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
146th
Sri Lanka rank
149th

Infant mortality rate by sex over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Sri Lanka
0246195119872024

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.504 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4591 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0449 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 149th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 1.92 deaths per 100 live births 1.86 deaths per 100 live births 0.055 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 1.48 deaths per 100 live births 1.47 deaths per 100 live births 0.0169 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 0.6081 deaths per 100 live births 1.11 deaths per 100 live births 0.4994 deaths per 100 live births Sri Lanka
2010s 0.5374 deaths per 100 live births 0.6753 deaths per 100 live births 0.1379 deaths per 100 live births Sri Lanka
2020s 0.5076 deaths per 100 live births 0.4924 deaths per 100 live births 0.0151 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Sri Lanka?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.504 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4591 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka?
0.0449 deaths per 100 live births, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 149th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .