Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sri Lanka: Infant mortality rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.548 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.5166 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
146th
Sri Lanka rank
149th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.548 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5166 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0314 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 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1009 deaths per 100 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0077 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.54 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.5916 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7632 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1717 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.5555 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5566 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0011 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Sri Lanka?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.548 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5166 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0314 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?
- 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) β 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .