What is death rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Death rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 13.46 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest death rate recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

The highest recorded value was 19.95 deaths per 1,000 people in 1993.

What is the lowest death rate recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

The lowest recorded value was 6.66 deaths per 1,000 people in 1975.

How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for death rate?

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 14th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is death rate rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Death rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Name: Death rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Death rate was 13.46 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

13.46 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 4.2%

World rank

14th

of 236 countries

All-time high

19.95 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1993

All-time low

6.66 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1975

Years of data

1950–2023

Death rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for death rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 13.46 deaths per 1,000 people, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 19.95 deaths per 1,000 people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 6.66 deaths per 1,000 people, in 1975.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 14th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Death rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year

Annual values for Death rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	18.79 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	18.23 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
1952	18.03 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1953	17.03 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.6%
1954	16.42 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.6%
1955	15.27 deaths per 1,000 people	-7.0%
1956	14.41 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.6%
1957	13.34 deaths per 1,000 people	-7.4%
1958	12.63 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.3%
1959	11.71 deaths per 1,000 people	-7.3%
1960	11.2 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.3%
1961	10.86 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.1%
1962	10.26 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.5%
1963	9.93 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.3%
1964	9.25 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.8%
1965	8.84 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.4%
1966	8.33 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.8%
1967	8.04 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.4%
1968	8.01 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1969	7.91 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1970	7.84 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
1971	7.88 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.4%
1972	7.73 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
1973	7.3 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.5%
1974	6.85 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.2%
1975	6.66 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.9%
1976	6.73 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.1%
1977	6.83 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.5%
1978	7.03 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.8%
1979	7.12 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.4%
1980	7.05 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
1981	7.04 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1982	7.21 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.4%
1983	7.36 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.2%
1984	7.44 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.0%
1985	7.36 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
1986	7.41 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.7%
1987	7.49 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.1%
1988	7.59 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.3%
1989	7.42 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
1990	7.54 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.6%
1991	7.54 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1992	19.57 deaths per 1,000 people	+159.7%
1993	19.95 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.0%
1994	10.66 deaths per 1,000 people	-46.6%
1995	9.08 deaths per 1,000 people	-14.8%
1996	7.75 deaths per 1,000 people	-14.7%
1997	7.64 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
1998	7.47 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1999	7.38 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
2000	7.41 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.4%
2001	7.48 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.9%
2002	7.49 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.1%
2003	7.49 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.0%
2004	7.82 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.4%
2005	8.21 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.0%
2006	8.88 deaths per 1,000 people	+8.2%
2007	9.17 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.2%
2008	9.49 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.5%
2009	9.59 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.1%
2010	9.96 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.8%
2011	10.3 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.4%
2012	10.71 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.0%
2013	11.05 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.2%
2014	11.49 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.9%
2015	11.91 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.7%
2016	12.23 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.7%
2017	12.3 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.6%
2018	11.98 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
2019	13.1 deaths per 1,000 people	+9.4%
2020	15.17 deaths per 1,000 people	+15.8%
2021	18.39 deaths per 1,000 people	+21.2%
2022	14.05 deaths per 1,000 people	-23.6%
2023	13.46 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	15.58 deaths per 1,000 people	11.71 deaths per 1,000 people	18.79 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	9.26 deaths per 1,000 people	7.91 deaths per 1,000 people	11.2 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	7.2 deaths per 1,000 people	6.66 deaths per 1,000 people	7.88 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	7.34 deaths per 1,000 people	7.04 deaths per 1,000 people	7.59 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	10.46 deaths per 1,000 people	7.38 deaths per 1,000 people	19.95 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	8.3 deaths per 1,000 people	7.41 deaths per 1,000 people	9.59 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	11.5 deaths per 1,000 people	9.96 deaths per 1,000 people	13.1 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	15.27 deaths per 1,000 people	13.46 deaths per 1,000 people	18.39 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

11 Serbia 13.87 deaths per 1,000 people compare
12 Montserrat 13.69 deaths per 1,000 people compare
13 Republic of Moldova 13.61 deaths per 1,000 people compare
15 Romania 13.45 deaths per 1,000 people compare
16 Belarus 13.34 deaths per 1,000 people compare
17 Hungary 13.22 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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 60-64, female, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0363 units per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina?: Death rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 13.46 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?: The highest recorded value was 19.95 deaths per 1,000 people in 1993.
What is the lowest death rate recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?: The lowest recorded value was 6.66 deaths per 1,000 people in 1975.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for death rate?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 14th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is death rate rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?: Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Death rate
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.