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

Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Slovakia
6.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
143rd
Slovakia rank
146th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 6.9 per 1,000 live births against 6.3 per 1,000 live births in Slovakia, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia'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 Slovakia ranks 146th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 4 and Slovakia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Slovakia Difference Ahead
1980s 24.18 per 1,000 live births 17.05 per 1,000 live births 7.13 per 1,000 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 24.01 per 1,000 live births 12.31 per 1,000 live births 11.7 per 1,000 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 7.8 per 1,000 live births 8.39 per 1,000 live births 0.59 per 1,000 live births Slovakia
2010s 6.75 per 1,000 live births 6.3 per 1,000 live births 0.45 per 1,000 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 6.42 per 1,000 live births 6.1 per 1,000 live births 0.32 per 1,000 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Slovakia?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 6.9 per 1,000 live births against 6.3 per 1,000 live births in Slovakia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovakia?
0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovakia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovakia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 143rd and Slovakia ranks 146th 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.