Infant mortality rates (Eurostat) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Infant mortality rates (Eurostat) was 3.4 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1960–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 3.4, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 30.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 18.6 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 3.4, in 2001.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 9th out of 64 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Infant mortality rates (Eurostat) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.3 | — |
| 1961 | 17.6 | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 17.8 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 18.3 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 17.8 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 18.6 | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 17.4 | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 16.6 | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 16.3 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 16.5 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 15.9 | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 15.2 | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 14.3 | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 16.1 | +12.6% |
| 1974 | 15.5 | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 16.2 | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 14.9 | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 15.4 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 15.3 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 14.1 | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 14.2 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 13.4 | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 12.6 | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 11.1 | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 12.3 | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 13.3 | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 10.5 | -21.1% |
| 1987 | 10.7 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 9.6 | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 9.5 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 8.9 | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 9.8 | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 7.8 | -20.4% |
| 2001 | 3.4 | -56.4% |
| 2004 | 4.7 | +38.2% |
| 2005 | 4.4 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 4.8 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 3.5 | -27.1% |
| 2008 | 4.4 | +25.7% |
| 2009 | 4.1 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 4.9 | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 3.4 | -30.6% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 3.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 3.4 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.2, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant mortality rates (Eurostat) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -56.4% | 7.8 | 3.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.42 | 16.3 | 18.6 | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.29 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.72 | 9.5 | 14.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.83 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.19 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.15 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 2 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Infant mortality rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3.4 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest infant mortality rates recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6 in 1965.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rates recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 in 2001.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for infant mortality rates?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 9th out of 64 countries with data for 2012.
- Is infant mortality rates rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Infant mortality rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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