Europe & Central Asia · population about 3.2 million
If you were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Right now, about 0.02% of the babies born on Earth are born in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1 in 5,370, about 24,569 a year, or one every 1,284 minutes.
The chance that a baby born in Bosnia and Herzegovina dies before turning five is 0.6%, about the same as the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 81.1 years for women and 74.6 years for men.
Life in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in numbers
Life expectancy77.9 yearswomen 81.1 · men 74.6United States 79.3 years · 52nd highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 50.6%6 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 46th lowest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 10.5%5.3 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 50th lowest of 172 countries
Mothers who die giving birth6 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 26th lowest of 172 countries
Children per woman1.49total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 43rd lowest of 172 countries
Expected years of schooling14.2 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 68th highest of 172 countries
College and university enrollment46%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 81st highest of 172 countries
Income per person (PPP)$19,805GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 72nd highest of 172 countries
Income inequality0.30Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 27th lowest of 172 countries
People living in cities52%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 53rd lowest of 172 countries
People working in farming18%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 83rd highest of 172 countries
People using the internet83%United States 94% · 76th highest of 172 countries
Women married before 184%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 48th lowest of 172 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket31%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 80th highest of 172 countries
HIV0.1%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 45th lowest of 172 countries
Homicide1 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 39th lowest of 172 countries
Road traffic deaths13.5 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 78th lowest of 172 countries
People who smokemen 43% · women 31%
Life satisfaction5.77 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 75th highest of 156 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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