Croatia vs Russia: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Croatia
3.18 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Russia
3.21 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Croatia rank
197th
Russia rank
196th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Croatia
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 3.21 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people in Croatia, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 197th and Russia ranks 196th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 91.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 72.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.22 deaths per 1,000 people | Croatia |
| 1960s | 46.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.91 deaths per 1,000 people | Croatia |
| 1970s | 21.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.5 deaths per 1,000 people | Croatia |
| 1980s | 13.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.42 deaths per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 1990s | 8.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.88 deaths per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 2000s | 5.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.37 deaths per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 2010s | 3.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.35 deaths per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 2020s | 3.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3201 deaths per 1,000 people | Russia |
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 Russia?
- Russia, at 3.21 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Croatia and Russia?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Russia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Russia rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Croatia ranks 197th and Russia ranks 196th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.