Canada vs Croatia: Mortality rate, under-5

Canada
5.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Croatia
5.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Canada rank
152nd
Croatia rank
151st

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Canada
  • Croatia
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 5.6 per 1,000 live births against 5.4 per 1,000 live births in Canada, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Croatia ahead.

Canada ranks 152nd and Croatia ranks 151st of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Croatia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Croatia Difference Ahead
1980s 9.92 per 1,000 live births 17.93 per 1,000 live births 8.01 per 1,000 live births Croatia
1990s 7.14 per 1,000 live births 10.65 per 1,000 live births 3.51 per 1,000 live births Croatia
2000s 6.07 per 1,000 live births 7.02 per 1,000 live births 0.95 per 1,000 live births Croatia
2010s 5.4 per 1,000 live births 5.02 per 1,000 live births 0.38 per 1,000 live births Canada
2020s 5.3 per 1,000 live births 4.92 per 1,000 live births 0.38 per 1,000 live births Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Canada or Croatia?
Croatia, at 5.6 per 1,000 live births against 5.4 per 1,000 live births in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Canada and Croatia?
0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Croatia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Canada and Croatia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Canada ranks 152nd and Croatia ranks 151st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.