Child mortality rate ihme in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Child mortality rate ihme was 0.54 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate ihme in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 0.54 for child mortality rate ihme in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate ihme in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 23.73 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.54, in 2019.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 158th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality rate ihme in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 20.88 | — |
| 1951 | 23.73 | +13.6% |
| 1952 | 19.75 | -16.8% |
| 1953 | 20.74 | +5.0% |
| 1954 | 17.92 | -13.6% |
| 1955 | 19.2 | +7.1% |
| 1956 | 16.9 | -12.0% |
| 1957 | 16.67 | -1.4% |
| 1958 | 13.16 | -21.1% |
| 1959 | 13.28 | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 13.03 | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 11.33 | -13.0% |
| 1962 | 11.52 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 10.73 | -6.9% |
| 1964 | 10.67 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 10.11 | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 8.69 | -14.0% |
| 1967 | 8.79 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 8.21 | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 8.04 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 7.53 | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 6.86 | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 6.12 | -10.8% |
| 1973 | 5.94 | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 5.57 | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 5.39 | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 4.96 | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 4.64 | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 4.34 | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 4.06 | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 3.87 | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 3.65 | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 3.55 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 3.55 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.21 | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 2.69 | -16.2% |
| 1986 | 2.31 | -14.1% |
| 1987 | 2.22 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 2.09 | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 1.95 | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 1.69 | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 1.62 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 2.42 | +49.4% |
| 1993 | 2.27 | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 1.99 | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 2.77 | +39.2% |
| 1996 | 1.49 | -46.2% |
| 1997 | 1.35 | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 1.19 | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 1.08 | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 1.06 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.92 | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.98 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.85 | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.78 | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.77 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.74 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.73 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.71 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.69 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.63 | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.62 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.59 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.64 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.65 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.59 | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.56 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.54 | -3.6% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.54 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.44, 37% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.54 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.395, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality rate ihme in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +49.4% | 1.62 | 2.42 |
| 1995 | +39.2% | 1.99 | 2.77 |
| 1996 | -46.2% | 2.77 | 1.49 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.22 | 13.16 | 23.73 | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.11 | 8.04 | 13.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.54 | 4.06 | 7.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.91 | 1.95 | 3.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.79 | 1.08 | 2.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.831 | 0.71 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.611 | 0.54 | 0.69 | 10 |
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0203 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate ihme in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Child mortality rate ihme in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.54 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 23.73 in 1951.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.54 in 2019.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for child mortality rate ihme?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 158th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate ihme rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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