Bosnia and Herzegovina vs United States: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- United States
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 6.4 per 1,000 live births against 5.9 per 1,000 live births in United States, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times United States'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 143rd and United States ranks 145th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 2 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.48 per 1,000 live births | 10.9 per 1,000 live births | 10.58 per 1,000 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 22.38 per 1,000 live births | 8.69 per 1,000 live births | 13.69 per 1,000 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 6.96 per 1,000 live births | 7.17 per 1,000 live births | 0.21 per 1,000 live births | United States |
| 2010s | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | 6.19 per 1,000 live births | 0.09 per 1,000 live births | United States |
| 2020s | 5.86 per 1,000 live births | 5.9 per 1,000 live births | 0.04 per 1,000 live births | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Bosnia and Herzegovina or United States?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 6.4 per 1,000 live births against 5.9 per 1,000 live births in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States?
- 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 143rd and United States ranks 145th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.