Bosnia and Herzegovina vs El Salvador: Neonatal mortality rate

Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.4504 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
El Salvador
0.4419 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
136th
El Salvador rank
137th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • El Salvador
0.511.522.5198520042023

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.4504 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.4419 Deaths per 1000 live births in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0085 Deaths per 1000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was El Salvador ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 136th and El Salvador ranks 137th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 1.33 Deaths per 1000 live births 2.44 Deaths per 1000 live births 1.12 Deaths per 1000 live births El Salvador
1990s 0.9458 Deaths per 1000 live births 1.91 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.9663 Deaths per 1000 live births El Salvador
2000s 0.5477 Deaths per 1000 live births 1.13 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.5817 Deaths per 1000 live births El Salvador
2010s 0.485 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.6574 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.1724 Deaths per 1000 live births El Salvador
2020s 0.462 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.4677 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.0057 Deaths per 1000 live births El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Bosnia and Herzegovina or El Salvador?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.4504 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.4419 Deaths per 1000 live births in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Bosnia and Herzegovina and El Salvador?
0.0085 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and El Salvador?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and El Salvador rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 136th and El Salvador ranks 137th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal 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
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
Deaths per 1000 live births
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.