Suicides of children and adolescents in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Suicides of children and adolescents was 35 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Suicides of children and adolescents in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, suicides of children and adolescents in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 35.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.2% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicides of children and adolescents in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 77 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6028, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicides of children and adolescents in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.6028 | — |
| 2008 | 16 | +2554.4% |
| 2009 | 28 | +75.0% |
| 2010 | 32 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 25 | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 30 | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 26 | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 31 | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42 | +35.5% |
| 2017 | 48 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 27 | -43.8% |
| 2019 | 42 | +55.6% |
| 2020 | 65 | +54.8% |
| 2021 | 54 | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 77 | +42.6% |
| 2023 | 65 | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 35 | -46.2% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 35 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50, 70% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 35 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23, 1.5× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicides of children and adolescents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +2554.4% | 0.6028 | 16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.87 | 0.6028 | 28 | 3 |
| 2010s | 33.4 | 25 | 48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2 | 35 | 77 | 5 |
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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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicides of children and adolescents in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Suicides of children and adolescents in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 35 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 77 in 2022.
- What is the lowest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6028 in 2007.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for suicides of children and adolescents?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 9th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is suicides of children and adolescents rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Suicides of children and adolescents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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