Death rates from different causes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Death rates from different causes was 102.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Death rates from different causes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1985–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, death rates from different causes in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 102.51 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rates from different causes in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 132.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 102.51 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2023.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 41st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Death rates from different causes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 121.02 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1986 | 119.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 123.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 129.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 132.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 122.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 129.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 121.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 120.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 132.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 132.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 125.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 125.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 121.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 111.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 108.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 102.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 125.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 119.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 132.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1990s | 126.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 122.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 129.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 126.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 120.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 132.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 110.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 102.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 121.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 38 Greece 105.72 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 39 France 103.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 40 Iceland 102.92 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 42 Antigua and Barbuda 102.1 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 43 Réunion 102.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Brunei Darussalam 101.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 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 death rates from different causes in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Death rates from different causes in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 102.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rates from different causes recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 132.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest death rates from different causes recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 102.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for death rates from different causes?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 41st out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is death rates from different causes rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rates from different causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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