Croatia vs Nicaragua: Death rate from drowning
Croatia
1.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Nicaragua
1.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Croatia rank
126th
Nicaragua rank
123rd
Death rate from drowning over time
- Croatia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Croatia, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Croatia ranks 126th and Nicaragua ranks 123rd of 194 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.478 deaths per 100,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.115 deaths per 100,000 people | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from drowning, Croatia or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Croatia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Croatia and Nicaragua?
- 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Nicaragua?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Croatia and Nicaragua rank globally for death rate from drowning?
- Croatia ranks 126th and Nicaragua ranks 123rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.