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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs United States of America: Infant mortality rate

Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.548 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.5482 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
146th
United States of America rank
145th

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • United States of America
123194919862024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.5482 deaths per 100 live births against 0.548 deaths per 100 live births in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.0002 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 146th and United States of America ranks 145th of 199 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 2.15 deaths per 100 live births 1.03 deaths per 100 live births 1.12 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 1.62 deaths per 100 live births 0.8155 deaths per 100 live births 0.8035 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 0.68 deaths per 100 live births 0.677 deaths per 100 live births 0.0029 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 0.5916 deaths per 100 live births 0.5827 deaths per 100 live births 0.0089 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 0.5555 deaths per 100 live births 0.5491 deaths per 100 live births 0.0064 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 United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.5482 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 United States of America?
0.0002 deaths per 100 live births, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States of America?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States of America rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 146th and United States of America ranks 145th 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 .