Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1985–2023
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 0.0% for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 47.6% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.1% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1% | — |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -13.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +33.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -26.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -17.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -23.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -21.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +65.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -47.6% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 78% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +65.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2023 | -47.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1992 | +33.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The probability that a 15 year old girl eventually dies from a pregnancy-related cause, assuming constant levels of maternal mortality and number of births per woman.