Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Serbia: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in Bosnia & Herzegovina and 4.2 per 1,000 live births in Serbia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bosnia & Herzegovina, by 1.2 per 1,000 live births, or 1.28 times that in Serbia.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Bosnia & HerzegovinaSerbiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Bosnia & Herzegovina has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Serbia.
In 2023, Bosnia & Herzegovina ranked 163 and Serbia ranked 187 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bosnia & Herzegovina at 1.1 per 1,000 live births and Serbia at 0.7 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Serbia	World
2023	5.3	4.2	27.3
2022	5.6	3.8	28.2
2021	4.4	4.7	28.4
2020	5.7	4.9	28.7
2019	5.6	4.8	29.2
2018	5.6	4.8	29.7
2017	5.7	4.7	30.3
2016	5.7	5.1	31.1
2015	5.7	5.5	32.1
2014	5.8	5.8	32.9
2013	5.8	6.1	33.9
2012	5.9	6.3	35
2011	6	6.4	36.8
2010	6.1	6.7	37.7
2009	6.2	6.8	39.1
2008	6.3	6.9	40.4
2007	6.4	7	42
2006	6.6	7.3	43.7
2005	6.9	7.7	45.4
2004	7.1	8.3	47.2
2003	7.5	9.1	48.8
2002	7.8	10.1	50.6
2001	8.3	10.8	52.2
2000	8.8	11.3	53.7
1999	9.3	12.4	55.5
1998	9.9	11.9	57.1
1997	10.5	12.1	58.3
1996	11.2	12.5	59.6
1995	14.3	13.6	60.8
1994	12.7	14.6	62
1993	30.5	15.2	62.9
1992	30.6	15	64.1
1991	15.2	14.9	64.9
1990	16.1	15.3	64.9
1989	17.1	16.4	66.2
1988	18.2	17.2	68
1987	19.3	18.4	68.6
1986	20.5	19.6	70.8
1985	21.9	20.7	72.9
1984	23.3	21.2	74.6
1983	24.9	21.7	76.1
1982	26.5	21.8	76.6
1981	28.3	21.9	78.7
1980	30.2	22.2	80.6
1979	32.3	22.9	82.5
1978	34.5	23.3	84.7
1977	36.9	24	86.4
1976	39.4	25.5	88.1
1975	42.2	27.1	89.6
1974	45.2	28.8	90.9
1973	48.4	30.3	92.1
1972	51.9	32.8	93.6
1971	55.5	34.5	96.1
1970	59.4	36.8	96.9
1969	63.5	37.3	98.3
1968	67.8	38.9	100.2
1967	72.3	39.4	103.1
1966	77	43.8	104.9
1965	81.9	47.6	106.4
1964	86.9	51.8	106.1
1963	92	54.9	107.7
1962	97.2	58.8	110.2
1961	102.5	63.8	121.5
1960	108.1	68.6	131.8
1959	113.9	70.8	125.7
1958	119.8	74.8	117.7
1957	126	77.5	120
1956	132.5	84.3	121.9
1955	139.3	87	124.8
1954	146.4	90.5	127.7
1953	153.7	94.2	130.1
1952	161.3	104.5	132.7
1951	169.1	112.3	136
1950	177.1	116.8	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Serbia	World
2024	4.93.9–6.1	43.2–5	26.9
2025	4.73.6–6.4	3.82.9–5.3	26.4
2026	4.53.2–6.6	3.72.6–5.6	25.9
2027	4.43–6.8	3.62.4–5.7	25.4
2028	4.32.8–7	3.42.2–5.8	24.9
2029	4.12.6–6.9	3.32–6	24.5
2030	42.4–6.8	3.21.9–6.1	24
2031	3.92.3–7	3.11.8–6.2	23.6
2032	3.82.2–7	31.7–6.1	23.2
2033	3.72.1–7.3	2.91.6–6.1	22.8
2034	3.62–7.3	2.81.5–6	22.3
2035	3.51.9–7.4	2.81.4–6.2	21.9
2036	3.41.8–7.2	2.71.4–6.2	21.5
2037	3.31.7–7.1	2.61.3–6.3	21.1
2038	3.21.6–7.3	2.51.3–6	20.8
2039	3.11.6–7.1	2.51.2–6.3	20.4
2040	31.5–7.1	2.41.2–6.3	20
2041	2.91.5–7	2.31.1–6.2	19.7
2042	2.91.4–6.8	2.21.1–6	19.4
2043	2.81.4–6.8	2.21–6	19
2044	2.71.3–6.8	2.11–5.8	18.7
2045	2.71.2–6.7	2.11–5.7	18.4
2046	2.61.2–6.9	20.9–5.8	18.2
2047	2.51.1–6.6	1.90.9–5.7	17.9
2048	2.51.1–6.6	1.90.9–5.8	17.7
2049	2.41.1–6.4	1.80.8–5.9	17.5
2050	2.31–6.4	1.80.8–5.6	17.3
2051	2.31–6.4	1.70.8–5.4	17.1
2052	2.21–6.4	1.70.7–5.4	16.9
2053	2.21–6.5	1.60.7–5.3	16.7
2054	2.21–6.3	1.60.7–5.2	16.5
2055	2.10.9–6.1	1.60.7–5.2	16.3
2056	2.10.9–5.9	1.50.7–5.1	16.1
2057	20.9–5.9	1.50.6–5	15.9
2058	20.9–5.8	1.40.6–4.9	15.7
2059	20.8–5.8	1.40.6–4.9	15.5
2060	1.90.8–5.7	1.40.6–4.7	15.3
2061	1.90.8–5.9	1.40.6–4.5	15.1
2062	1.90.8–5.9	1.30.5–4.5	14.9
2063	1.80.7–5.6	1.30.5–4.5	14.7
2064	1.80.7–5.5	1.30.5–4.4	14.5
2065	1.80.7–5.5	1.30.5–4.4	14.3
2066	1.70.7–5.2	1.20.5–4.4	14.1
2067	1.70.7–5.1	1.20.5–4.3	13.9
2068	1.70.6–4.9	1.20.4–4.3	13.8
2069	1.70.6–5	1.20.4–4.3	13.6
2070	1.60.6–4.9	1.10.4–4	13.4
2071	1.60.6–4.7	1.10.4–3.9	13.2
2072	1.60.6–4.6	1.10.4–3.9	13
2073	1.60.5–4.5	1.10.4–3.8	12.9
2074	1.50.5–4.6	10.4–3.6	12.7
2075	1.50.5–4.5	10.3–3.5	12.6
2076	1.50.5–4.4	10.3–3.5	12.4
2077	1.50.5–4.4	10.3–3.5	12.3
2078	1.40.5–4.2	10.3–3.4	12.1
2079	1.40.5–4.3	0.90.3–3.4	12
2080	1.40.5–4.3	0.90.3–3.3	11.8
2081	1.40.4–4.1	0.90.3–3.3	11.7
2082	1.40.4–4	0.90.3–3.2	11.6
2083	1.30.4–4	0.90.3–3.1	11.5
2084	1.30.4–4.1	0.90.3–3.1	11.4
2085	1.30.4–3.9	0.80.3–3.1	11.3
2086	1.30.4–4	0.80.3–2.9	11.1
2087	1.30.4–3.9	0.80.2–2.9	11
2088	1.30.4–3.9	0.80.2–2.8	10.9
2089	1.30.4–3.6	0.80.2–2.7	10.8
2090	1.20.4–3.7	0.80.2–2.6	10.7
2091	1.20.4–3.6	0.80.2–2.7	10.6
2092	1.20.3–3.6	0.70.2–2.7	10.5
2093	1.20.3–3.6	0.70.2–2.5	10.4
2094	1.20.3–3.6	0.70.2–2.4	10.3
2095	1.20.3–3.6	0.70.2–2.4	10.1
2096	1.10.3–3.5	0.70.2–2.3	10
2097	1.10.3–3.5	0.70.2–2.3	9.9
2098	1.10.3–3.4	0.70.2–2.3	9.8
2099	1.10.3–3.3	0.70.2–2.2	9.7
2100	1.10.3–3.3	0.70.2–2.2	9.6

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Good to know

Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time