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Under-five mortality rate — Bosnia and Herzegovina

Under-five mortality rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024 — 6.9 per 1,000. Ranked 55 in the world out of 196. Since 1984, the indicator has fallen by 76.5%.

2024 6.9 per 1,000 +15% vs 2023
World rank 55of 196
Period maximum 63.4 per 1,0001993
Period minimum 6 per 1,0002023

Trend over time

1984–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1984–2024020406080198419881992199620002004200820122016202020241984: 29.4 per 1,0001985: 27 per 1,0001986: 24.9 per 1,0001987: 23 per 1,0001988: 21.2 per 1,0001989: 19.6 per 1,0001990: 18.2 per 1,0001991: 16.9 per 1,0001992: 62.3 per 1,0001993: 63.4 per 1,0001994: 14 per 1,0001995: 20.1 per 1,0001996: 12.4 per 1,0001997: 11.7 per 1,0001998: 10.9 per 1,0001999: 10.2 per 1,0002000: 9.5 per 1,0002001: 8.9 per 1,0002002: 8.4 per 1,0002003: 8 per 1,0002004: 7.6 per 1,0002005: 7.4 per 1,0002006: 7.2 per 1,0002007: 7.1 per 1,0002008: 7 per 1,0002009: 6.9 per 1,0002010: 6.8 per 1,0002011: 6.8 per 1,0002012: 6.7 per 1,0002013: 6.7 per 1,0002014: 6.7 per 1,0002015: 6.7 per 1,0002016: 6.8 per 1,0002017: 6.8 per 1,0002018: 6.8 per 1,0002019: 6.7 per 1,0002020: 6.6 per 1,0002021: 6.4 per 1,0002022: 6.2 per 1,0002023: 6 per 1,0002024: 6.9 per 1,000
Change over the period: −22.5 (−76.53%) Average annual rate: -3.56 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.9 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 7.8 per 1,000
Southern Europe computed 3.4 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Bosnia and Herzegovina, by year Bosnia and Herzegovina All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 6.9 +0.9 +15%
2023 6 −0.2 −3.23%
2022 6.2 −0.2 −3.13%
2021 6.4 −0.2 −3.03%
2020 6.6 −0.1 −1.49%
2019 6.7 −0.1 −1.47%
2018 6.8 +0 +0%
2017 6.8 +0 +0%
2016 6.8 +0.1 +1.49%
2015 6.7 +0 +0%
2014 6.7 +0 +0%
2013 6.7 +0 +0%
2012 6.7 −0.1 −1.47%
2011 6.8 +0 +0%
2010 6.8 −0.1 −1.45%
2009 6.9 −0.1 −1.43%
2008 7 −0.1 −1.41%
2007 7.1 −0.1 −1.39%
2006 7.2 −0.2 −2.7%
2005 7.4 −0.2 −2.63%
2004 7.6 −0.4 −5%
2003 8 −0.4 −4.76%
2002 8.4 −0.5 −5.62%
2001 8.9 −0.6 −6.32%
2000 9.5 −0.7 −6.86%
1999 10.2 −0.7 −6.42%
1998 10.9 −0.8 −6.84%
1997 11.7 −0.7 −5.65%
1996 12.4 −7.7 −38.31%
1995 20.1 +6.1 +43.57%
1994 14 −49.4 −77.92%
1993 63.4 +1.1 +1.77%
1992 62.3 +45.4 +268.64%
1991 16.9 −1.3 −7.14%
1990 18.2 −1.4 −7.14%
1989 19.6 −1.6 −7.55%
1988 21.2 −1.8 −7.83%
1987 23 −1.9 −7.63%
1986 24.9 −2.1 −7.78%
1985 27 −2.4 −8.16%
1984 29.4 — —

Southern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SM San Marino 1.3 SI Slovenia 2.3 ME Montenegro 2.4 AD Andorra 2.5 IT Italy 2.7 MC Monaco 2.7 MK North Macedonia 2.8 PT Portugal 3.2 ES Spain 3.2 GR Greece 3.8 MT Malta 5.3 RS Serbia 5.4 HR Croatia 5.6 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.9 XK Kosovo 8.7 AL Albania 9.2
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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