Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Romania: Infant mortality rate

Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.548 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Romania
0.6004 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
146th
Romania rank
143rd

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Romania
02468195519892024

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.6004 deaths per 100 live births against 0.548 deaths per 100 live births in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.0524 deaths per 100 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 146th and Romania ranks 143rd of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Romania Difference Ahead
1980s 2.15 deaths per 100 live births 2.57 deaths per 100 live births 0.422 deaths per 100 live births Romania
1990s 1.62 deaths per 100 live births 2.2 deaths per 100 live births 0.5793 deaths per 100 live births Romania
2000s 0.68 deaths per 100 live births 1.51 deaths per 100 live births 0.8333 deaths per 100 live births Romania
2010s 0.5916 deaths per 100 live births 0.8027 deaths per 100 live births 0.2111 deaths per 100 live births Romania
2020s 0.5555 deaths per 100 live births 0.5539 deaths per 100 live births 0.0016 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, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Romania?
Romania, at 0.6004 deaths per 100 live births against 0.548 deaths per 100 live births in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania?
0.0524 deaths per 100 live births, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 146th and Romania ranks 143rd 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. 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
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, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

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