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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Bosnia and Herzegovina is placed 52nd of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 77.85 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 6.905 (2024).
Share
Health & Wellbeing
52nd
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 77.85Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 6.905Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- —Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024No reading for this country
- 1.8Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024Population in severe food insecurity (%)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Bosnia and Herzegovina on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
77.85
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 77.85. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Southern Europe
- 85.71 San Marino
- Land neighbours
- Croatia 78.58 · Montenegro 77.09 · Serbia 76.77
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
6.905
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6.905. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Southern Europe
- 1.26 San Marino
- Land neighbours
- Croatia 5.646 · Montenegro 2.383 · Serbia 5.408
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) publishes no reading from 2014–2024 for Bosnia and Herzegovina, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Southern Europe
- 1.458 Greece
- Land neighbours
- Montenegro 7.162 · Serbia 5.423
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
1.8
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.8. Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Southern Europe
- 0.6 Croatia and Slovenia
- Land neighbours
- Croatia 0.6 · Montenegro 1.4 · Serbia 0.7
02Over time
Which way Bosnia and Herzegovina is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld median
Bosnia and Herzegovina rose from 75.29 in 2000 to 77.85 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Bosnia and Herzegovina World median 2023 77.850 74.630 2022 76.777 74.313 2021 74.567 72.433 2020 76.040 73.063 2019 77.394 74.196 2018 77.943 74.081 2017 77.386 74.029 2016 77.124 74.013 2015 77.073 73.783 2014 77.089 73.330 2013 77.129 73.386 2012 77.037 73.210 2011 76.963 73.003 2010 76.827 72.827 2009 76.701 72.426 2008 76.301 72.264 2007 76.162 72.113 2006 76.028 72.027 2005 76.424 71.876 2004 76.489 71.477 2003 76.449 71.409 2002 75.994 71.173 2001 75.573 70.926 2000 75.292 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld median
Bosnia and Herzegovina fell from 9.548 in 2000 to 6.905 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Bosnia and Herzegovina World median 2024 6.905 14.5 2023 6.037 15.2 2022 6.224 14.7 2021 6.410 15.1 2020 6.573 15.3 2019 6.697 15.7 2018 6.767 16.3 2017 6.794 16.8 2016 6.775 17.5 2015 6.738 17.9 2014 6.709 18.3 2013 6.705 18.7 2012 6.725 18.8 2011 6.770 19.0 2010 6.834 19.2 2009 6.906 20.8 2008 6.985 20.7 2007 7.081 21.8 2006 7.204 22.8 2005 7.381 24.0 2004 7.626 25.9 2003 7.963 26.9 2002 8.396 28.0 2001 8.929 29.1 2000 9.548 30.4 Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Population in severe food insecurity (%) · lower is better
Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld median
Bosnia and Herzegovina rose from 1.5 in 2015 to 1.8 in 2024; the world median went from 3.4 to 4.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Bosnia and Herzegovina World median 2024 1.8 4.9 2023 1.9 4.7 2022 2.8 5.4 2021 3.1 5.7 2020 2.8 5.6 2019 1.9 5.0 2018 1.5 4.2 2017 1.3 4.0 2016 1.8 3.4 2015 1.5 3.4
03In context
Bosnia and Herzegovina beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Croatia | 29th | 78.58 | 5.646 | — | 0.6 |
 Montenegro | 37th | 77.09 | 2.383 | 7.162 | 1.4 |
 Serbia | 41st | 76.77 | 5.408 | 5.423 | 0.7 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52nd | 77.85 | 6.905 | 8.887 | 1.8 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Bosnia and Herzegovina in the topic’s list.
Kuwait49th
Bahrain50th
Sri Lanka51st- Bosnia and Herzegovina52nd
New Zealand53rd
Uruguay54th
Bulgaria55th
04Context, no vote
Where Bosnia and Herzegovina is ahead of the world, and behind
47 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median25
Statistics on which Bosnia and Herzegovina does better than the middle country measured.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.83196.684.83▲ Improved since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 196.6 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.69260.99102.69No real change since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 260.99 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.215.15510.21No real change since 2010
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5.155 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 144th of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of PneumoniaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 67.78767.7No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 87 · world median 67.7 · Children under 5 with pneumonia symptoms taken to a health provider (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14 to 99.1; higher is better.
Position 17th of 127 · derived.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1632.5868.163▲ Improved since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.586 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 174th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.999.796.9No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 99.7 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Dietary Energy SupplyFAO · 2024 · world median 2,9823,5012,982▲ Improved since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,501 · world median 2,982 · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1,757 to 3,962; higher is better.
Position 24th of 155 · derived.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.656.1746.65▼ Worsened since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6.17 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 163rd of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.22.55.2▼ Worsened since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.5 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 104th of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
Births Attended by Skilled Health StaffUNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance) · 2023 · world median 99.399.999.3▼ Worsened since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 99.9 · world median 99.3 · Births attended by skilled health staff (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 60.9 to 100; higher is better.
Position 15th of 84 · derived.
Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food InsecurityFAO · 2024 · world median 20.98.720.9▲ Improved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 8.7 · world median 20.9 · Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 88.8; lower is better.
Position 104th of 135 · derived, 1st = worst.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.1570.351No real change since 2016
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.157 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 43rd of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.265.4812.26▼ Worsened since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5.48 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 147th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.4611.2227.46▼ Worsened since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 11.22 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 158th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.789.39133.7No real change since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 89.39 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 154th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5462.3483.546No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.348 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 113th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.220.25▼ Worsened since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.22 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8581.7172.858▼ Worsened since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.717 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 137th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1344.4338.134▼ Worsened since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4.433 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 137th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 26.412.726.4▼ Worsened since 2017
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 12.7 · world median 26.4 · Share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 93.9; lower is better.
Position 93rd of 145 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.8040.762▲ Improved since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.804 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 74th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3917.3816.39▼ Worsened since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 17.38 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 89th of 222 · derived.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 8184.281No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 84.2 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 66th of 153 · derived.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 413941▲ Improved since 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 39 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.580.564▼ Worsened since 2017
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.58 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 81st of 172 · derived.
Behind the world median12
Statistics on which Bosnia and Herzegovina does worse than the middle country measured.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.484.123.48▼ Worsened since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4.12 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4516.914.45▲ Improved since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 16.9 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 89th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with DiarrhoeaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 41.536.341.5No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 36.3 · world median 41.5 · Children under 5 with diarrhoea given oral rehydration salts (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 9.9 to 95.4; higher is better.
Position 82nd of 127 · derived.
Agreement That Vaccines Are SafeWellcome Trust · 2018 · world median 77.6570.2877.65No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.28 · world median 77.65 · People aged 15+ who agree that vaccines are safe (% of those who had heard of vaccines). Wellcome Trust, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 29.29 to 97.91; higher is better.
Position 102nd of 144 · derived.
Early Initiation of BreastfeedingUNICEF · 2024 · world median 52.9542.2952.95No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 42.29 · world median 52.95 · Newborns put to the breast within one hour of birth (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.749 to 93.1; higher is better.
Position 99th of 136 · derived.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 917091▼ Worsened since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2540.671.25▲ Improved since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 40.6 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 176th of 196 · derived.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.513.035.5▲ Improved since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 13.03 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 14th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7418.1940.74No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 18.19 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 126th of 136 · derived.
Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 PandemicAriel Karlinsky and Dmitry Kobak (World Mortality Dataset) · 2026 · world median 272.35683.3272.35No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 683.3 · world median 272.35 · Excess deaths per 100,000 people, March 2020 to the end of each country's data (at most December 2023). Ariel Karlinsky and Dmitry Kobak (World Mortality Dataset), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from -264.9 to 1,013; lower is better.
HPV Vaccination Coverage, GirlsWUENIC · 2025 · world median 65.5465.5No real change since 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4 · world median 65.5 · Girls in the target group given the final dose of HPV vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 99; higher is better.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 904690▼ Worsened since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 46 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
No better end10
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Cost of a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 4.556.884.55Moved since 2017
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6.88 · world median 4.55 · Cost of the cheapest locally available healthy diet, PPP dollars per person per day. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.66 to 8.27.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.735.61.73Moved since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5.6 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 47th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8940.7338.89Moved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 40.73 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 76th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingWorld Bank Group · 2019 · world median 6.888.1776.88No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 8.177 · world median 6.88 · Population in households spending more than 10% of their budget on health out of pocket (%). World Bank Group, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.133 to 31.21.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8351.8857.83Moved since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 51.88 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.2538.441.25No real change since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 38.4 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.6513.920.65No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 13.9 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry OnWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 20.0515.7920.05No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 15.79 · world median 20.05 · People aged 15+ who have ever been too anxious or depressed to continue their usual activities for two weeks or more (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.934 to 49.35.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.175.8616.17Moved since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5.86 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.419.235.4Moved since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 19.2 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
No current reading for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Children with Functional Difficulties, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (last 2024), Global Report on Food Crises, INFORM Severity Index, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two Days, Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 Months and Violent Discipline of Children. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
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05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 15 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 4th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Food & Agriculture33rd of 1844/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality31st of 1593/3 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 41st of 1934/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing52nd of 2003/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital60th of 1963/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation61st of 1764/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 86th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties102nd of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade100th of 1772/4 keys
- Gender & Equality104th of 1834/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 118th of 1944/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability117th of 1863/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 119th of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technology130th of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge136th of 1984/4 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Bosnia and Herzegovina can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Europe
San Marino1st2/4 keysThis page
Bosnia and Herzegovina52nd3/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Bosnia and Herzegovina and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Bosnia and Herzegovina on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank on health & wellbeing?
Bosnia and Herzegovina is placed 52nd of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth, Under-Five Mortality Rate and Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Bosnia and Herzegovina?
77.85 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Bosnia and Herzegovina?
6.905 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina compare with Serbia on health & wellbeing?
Serbia is placed 41st of 200, and Bosnia and Herzegovina 52nd. Life Expectancy at Birth: Serbia 76.77, Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.85; Under-Five Mortality Rate: Serbia 5.408, Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.905; Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity: Serbia 0.7, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.8.
How have Bosnia and Herzegovina’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 75.29 in 2000 to 77.85 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 9.548 in 2000 to 6.905 in 2024; Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity rose from 1.5 in 2015 to 1.8 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Bosnia and Herzegovina?
No current reading is published for Bosnia and Herzegovina on Children with Functional Difficulties, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Global Report on Food Crises, INFORM Severity Index, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two Days, Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 Months and Violent Discipline of Children. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 47 statistics on this page come from 16 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (banner) — Goran Anđelić Derivative work by Globe-trotter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Bosnia and Herzegovina: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/bosnia-and-herzegovina/health