Burden of disease in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Burden of disease was 41,825 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Burden of disease in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for burden of disease in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 41,825 DALYs per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burden of disease in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 41,825 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29,813 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2001.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 53rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Burden of disease in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29,885 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 29,813 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 29,941 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 30,018 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 30,288 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 31,109 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 31,239 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 32,592 DALYs per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 31,969 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 32,168 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 32,110 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 32,238 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 32,093 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 32,509 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 32,897 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 33,585 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 33,760 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 33,958 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 34,255 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 35,128 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 38,912 DALYs per 100,000 people | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 41,825 DALYs per 100,000 people | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,902 DALYs per 100,000 people | 29,813 DALYs per 100,000 people | 32,592 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,253 DALYs per 100,000 people | 32,093 DALYs per 100,000 people | 35,128 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,369 DALYs per 100,000 people | 38,912 DALYs per 100,000 people | 41,825 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 50 Djibouti 42,812 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 51 Pakistan 42,609 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 52 Malawi 42,408 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 54 Fiji 41,802 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Eritrea 41,540 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 56 Gabon 41,530 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.071 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,689 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.6357 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0226 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -3.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is burden of disease in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Burden of disease in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 41,825 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest burden of disease recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 41,825 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest burden of disease recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,813 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for burden of disease?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is burden of disease rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Burden of disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.