Bosnia and Herzegovina vs United States: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United States
7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
143rd
United States rank
145th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • United States
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How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 7.4 per 1,000 live births against 7 per 1,000 live births in United States, a difference of 0.4 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 26.78 per 1,000 live births 13.63 per 1,000 live births 13.15 per 1,000 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 25.53 per 1,000 live births 10.75 per 1,000 live births 14.78 per 1,000 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 8.61 per 1,000 live births 8.79 per 1,000 live births 0.18 per 1,000 live births United States
2010s 7.37 per 1,000 live births 7.48 per 1,000 live births 0.11 per 1,000 live births United States
2020s 6.98 per 1,000 live births 7 per 1,000 live births 0.02 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, male, Bosnia and Herzegovina or United States?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 7.4 per 1,000 live births against 7 per 1,000 live births in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States?
0.4 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, male?
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, male (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

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.