Croatia vs Netherlands: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Croatia
3.18 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Netherlands
3.1 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Croatia rank
197th
Netherlands rank
200th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Croatia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.1 deaths per 1,000 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 197th and Netherlands ranks 200th of 236 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 91.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 73.14 deaths per 1,000 people | Croatia |
| 1960s | 46.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.52 deaths per 1,000 people | Croatia |
| 1970s | 21.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.78 deaths per 1,000 people | Croatia |
| 1980s | 13.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.81 deaths per 1,000 people | Croatia |
| 1990s | 8.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Croatia |
| 2000s | 5.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.73 deaths per 1,000 people | Croatia |
| 2010s | 3.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5005 deaths per 1,000 people | Croatia |
| 2020s | 3.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1345 deaths per 1,000 people | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Croatia or Netherlands?
- Croatia, at 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.1 deaths per 1,000 people in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Croatia and Netherlands?
- 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Netherlands rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Croatia ranks 197th and Netherlands ranks 200th 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 Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.