Bosnia and Herzegovina vs United States of America: Youth mortality rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.8609 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.7949 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
143rd
United States of America rank
145th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- United States of America
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.8609 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7949 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America, a difference of 0.066 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times United States of America'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 of America ranks 145th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 0.9234 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9576 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0342 deaths per 100 live births | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.8009 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8142 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0133 deaths per 100 live births | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.7712 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7904 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0192 deaths per 100 live births | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Bosnia and Herzegovina or United States of America?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.8609 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7949 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States of America?
- 0.066 deaths per 100 live births, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States of America?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States of America rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 143rd and United States of America ranks 145th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.