Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.48 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
16th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.48 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.7511 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7511 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 16th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7532 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.7511 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7591 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7663 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7826 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8199 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.833 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9013 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8901 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9127 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9179 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9322 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9312 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9543 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9808 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.4% |
| 2021 | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.5% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8169 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7511 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9127 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9179 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7511 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. 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 Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.