Bosnia and Herzegovina vs United States: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.5%
in 2023
United States
0.5%
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
173rd
United States rank
174th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- United States
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 173rd and United States ranks 174th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 6 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.7% | 2.5% | 10.2% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1960s | 7.5% | 2.1% | 5.4% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 1.4% | 2.5% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | United States |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Bosnia and Herzegovina or United States?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.5% against 0.5% in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States?
- 0.0%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 173rd and United States ranks 174th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.