Which has higher number of deaths, Croatia or Finland?

Finland, at 59,984 deaths against 55,029 deaths in Croatia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Croatia and Finland?

4,955 deaths, with Finland ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Croatia vs Finland: Number of deaths

Croatia

55,029 deaths

in 2023

Finland

59,984 deaths

in 2023

Croatia rank

103rd

Finland rank

100th

Number of deaths over time

Croatia
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 59,984 deaths against 55,029 deaths in Croatia, a difference of 4,955 deaths.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 103rd and Finland ranks 100th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 5 and Finland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	43,907 deaths	39,601 deaths	4,306 deaths	Croatia
1960s	40,868 deaths	42,951 deaths	2,082 deaths	Finland
1970s	43,919 deaths	44,126 deaths	207.1 deaths	Finland
1980s	51,359 deaths	46,360 deaths	4,999 deaths	Croatia
1990s	55,246 deaths	49,391 deaths	5,855 deaths	Croatia
2000s	51,236 deaths	48,762 deaths	2,474 deaths	Croatia
2010s	53,270 deaths	52,517 deaths	752.6 deaths	Croatia
2020s	55,810 deaths	58,996 deaths	3,186 deaths	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Croatia or Finland?: Finland, at 59,984 deaths against 55,029 deaths in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Croatia and Finland?: 4,955 deaths, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Finland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Finland rank globally for number of deaths?: Croatia ranks 103rd and Finland ranks 100th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year.