Croatia vs United States of America: Death rate from digestive diseases

Croatia
24.8 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United States of America
23.33 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Croatia rank
42nd
United States of America rank
44th

Death rate from digestive diseases over time

  • Croatia
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 24.8 deaths per 100,000 people against 23.33 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 42nd and United States of America ranks 44th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 42.54 deaths per 100,000 people 23.71 deaths per 100,000 people 18.83 deaths per 100,000 people Croatia
1990s 39.45 deaths per 100,000 people 21.12 deaths per 100,000 people 18.32 deaths per 100,000 people Croatia
2000s 33.17 deaths per 100,000 people 19.73 deaths per 100,000 people 13.44 deaths per 100,000 people Croatia
2010s 25.87 deaths per 100,000 people 19.56 deaths per 100,000 people 6.3 deaths per 100,000 people Croatia
2020s 23.39 deaths per 100,000 people 23.36 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0367 deaths per 100,000 people Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from digestive diseases, Croatia or United States of America?
Croatia, at 24.8 deaths per 100,000 people against 23.33 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from digestive diseases between Croatia and United States of America?
1.47 deaths per 100,000 people, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and United States of America?
37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
How do Croatia and United States of America rank globally for death rate from digestive diseases?
Croatia ranks 42nd and United States of America ranks 44th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from digestive diseases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate from digestive diseases
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

Reported deaths from digestive diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.