What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Croatia and Serbia?

6.31 deaths per 100,000 people, with Croatia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Serbia?

24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from different causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Croatia vs Serbia: Death rates from different causes

Croatia

145.43 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Serbia

139.12 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Croatia rank

4th

Serbia rank

5th

Death rates from different causes over time

Croatia
Serbia

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 145.43 deaths per 100,000 people against 139.12 deaths per 100,000 people in Serbia, a difference of 6.31 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 4th and Serbia ranks 5th of 111 countries.

Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	183.05 deaths per 100,000 people	143.94 deaths per 100,000 people	39.11 deaths per 100,000 people	Croatia
2000s	165.17 deaths per 100,000 people	152.83 deaths per 100,000 people	12.33 deaths per 100,000 people	Croatia
2010s	156.98 deaths per 100,000 people	152.71 deaths per 100,000 people	4.27 deaths per 100,000 people	Croatia
2020s	143.76 deaths per 100,000 people	140.82 deaths per 100,000 people	2.94 deaths per 100,000 people	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rates from different causes, Croatia or Serbia?: Croatia, at 145.43 deaths per 100,000 people against 139.12 deaths per 100,000 people in Serbia as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Croatia and Serbia?: 6.31 deaths per 100,000 people, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Serbia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
How do Croatia and Serbia rank globally for death rates from different causes?: Croatia ranks 4th and Serbia ranks 5th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from different causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rates from different causes
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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