Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Slovakia: Infant mortality rate

Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.548 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Slovakia
0.5322 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
146th
Slovakia rank
147th

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Slovakia
02.557.51012.5194919862024

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.548 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5322 deaths per 100 live births in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0158 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 146th and Slovakia ranks 147th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Slovakia Difference Ahead
1980s 2.15 deaths per 100 live births 1.47 deaths per 100 live births 0.6778 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 1.62 deaths per 100 live births 1.04 deaths per 100 live births 0.575 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 0.68 deaths per 100 live births 0.6956 deaths per 100 live births 0.0157 deaths per 100 live births Slovakia
2010s 0.5916 deaths per 100 live births 0.5238 deaths per 100 live births 0.0678 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 0.5555 deaths per 100 live births 0.5129 deaths per 100 live births 0.0425 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 Slovakia?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.548 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5322 deaths per 100 live births in Slovakia as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovakia?
0.0158 deaths per 100 live births, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovakia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovakia rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 146th and Slovakia ranks 147th 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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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 .