Croatia vs Serbia: Child mortality by sex

Croatia
0.6025 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Serbia
0.5961 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Croatia rank
152nd
Serbia rank
154th

Child mortality by sex over time

  • Croatia
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 0.6025 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5961 deaths per 100 live births in Serbia, a difference of 0.0064 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Serbia ahead.

Croatia ranks 152nd and Serbia ranks 154th of 199 countries.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Serbia Difference Ahead
1980s 1.86 deaths per 100 live births 3.82 deaths per 100 live births 1.96 deaths per 100 live births Serbia
1990s 1.18 deaths per 100 live births 2.2 deaths per 100 live births 1.01 deaths per 100 live births Serbia
2000s 0.7578 deaths per 100 live births 1.09 deaths per 100 live births 0.331 deaths per 100 live births Serbia
2010s 0.5398 deaths per 100 live births 0.7184 deaths per 100 live births 0.1786 deaths per 100 live births Serbia
2020s 0.5319 deaths per 100 live births 0.5961 deaths per 100 live births 0.0642 deaths per 100 live births Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality by sex, Croatia or Serbia?
Croatia, at 0.6025 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5961 deaths per 100 live births in Serbia as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Croatia and Serbia?
0.0064 deaths per 100 live births, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Serbia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Serbia rank globally for child mortality by sex?
Croatia ranks 152nd and Serbia ranks 154th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .