Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Romania: Mortality rate, under-5

Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Romania
7.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
143rd
Romania rank
142nd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 7.3 per 1,000 live births against 6.9 per 1,000 live births in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Bosnia and Herzegovina's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Romania ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 143rd and Romania ranks 142nd of 197 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Romania Difference Ahead
1980s 24.18 per 1,000 live births 32.98 per 1,000 live births 8.8 per 1,000 live births Romania
1990s 24.01 per 1,000 live births 27.17 per 1,000 live births 3.16 per 1,000 live births Romania
2000s 7.8 per 1,000 live births 17.84 per 1,000 live births 10.04 per 1,000 live births Romania
2010s 6.75 per 1,000 live births 9.56 per 1,000 live births 2.81 per 1,000 live births Romania
2020s 6.42 per 1,000 live births 6.74 per 1,000 live births 0.32 per 1,000 live births Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Romania?
Romania, at 7.3 per 1,000 live births against 6.9 per 1,000 live births in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania?
0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 143rd and Romania ranks 142nd 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 (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 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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