Causes of mortality in Croatia

Croatia: Causes of mortality was 51,275 Deaths in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
51,275 Deaths
Change on year
down 18.2%
World rank
3rd
of 3 countries
All-time high
62,712 Deaths
in 2021
All-time low
49,482 Deaths
in 1994
Years of data
38
1985–2023

Causes of mortality in Croatia, 1985–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k1985200420231985: 52.1k Deaths1986: 51.7k Deaths1987: 53.1k Deaths1988: 52.7k Deaths1989: 52.6k Deaths1990: 52.2k Deaths1991: 54.8k Deaths1992: 51.8k Deaths1993: 50.8k Deaths1994: 49.5k Deaths1995: 50.5k Deaths1996: 50.6k Deaths1997: 52.0k Deaths1998: 52.3k Deaths1999: 52.0k Deaths2000: 50.2k Deaths2001: 49.6k Deaths2002: 50.6k Deaths2003: 52.6k Deaths2004: 49.8k Deaths2005: 51.8k Deaths2006: 50.4k Deaths2007: 52.4k Deaths2008: 52.2k Deaths2009: 52.4k Deaths2010: 52.1k Deaths2011: 51.0k Deaths2012: 51.7k Deaths2013: 50.4k Deaths2014: 50.8k Deaths2015: 54.2k Deaths2016: 51.5k Deaths2017: 53.5k Deaths2018: 52.7k Deaths2019: 51.8k Deaths2020: 57.0k Deaths2021: 62.7k Deaths2023: 51.3k Deaths

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.

Analysis

In 2023, causes of mortality in Croatia stood at 51,275 Deaths.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Croatia peaked at 62,712 Deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49,482 Deaths, in 1994.

Causes of mortality in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Causes of mortality in Croatia, 1985 to 2023.
Year Deaths Change
1985 52,067 Deaths —
1986 51,740 Deaths -0.6%
1987 53,080 Deaths +2.6%
1988 52,686 Deaths -0.7%
1989 52,569 Deaths -0.2%
1990 52,192 Deaths -0.7%
1991 54,832 Deaths +5.1%
1992 51,800 Deaths -5.5%
1993 50,846 Deaths -1.8%
1994 49,482 Deaths -2.7%
1995 50,536 Deaths +2.1%
1996 50,636 Deaths +0.2%
1997 51,964 Deaths +2.6%
1998 52,311 Deaths +0.7%
1999 51,953 Deaths -0.7%
2000 50,246 Deaths -3.3%
2001 49,552 Deaths -1.4%
2002 50,569 Deaths +2.1%
2003 52,575 Deaths +4.0%
2004 49,756 Deaths -5.4%
2005 51,790 Deaths +4.1%
2006 50,378 Deaths -2.7%
2007 52,367 Deaths +3.9%
2008 52,151 Deaths -0.4%
2009 52,414 Deaths +0.5%
2010 52,096 Deaths -0.6%
2011 51,019 Deaths -2.1%
2012 51,710 Deaths +1.4%
2013 50,386 Deaths -2.6%
2014 50,839 Deaths +0.9%
2015 54,205 Deaths +6.6%
2016 51,542 Deaths -4.9%
2017 53,477 Deaths +3.8%
2018 52,706 Deaths -1.4%
2019 51,794 Deaths -1.7%
2020 57,023 Deaths +10.1%
2021 62,712 Deaths +10.0%
2023 51,275 Deaths -18.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 52,428 Deaths 51,740 Deaths 53,080 Deaths 5
1990s 51,655 Deaths 49,482 Deaths 54,832 Deaths 10
2000s 51,180 Deaths 49,552 Deaths 52,575 Deaths 10
2010s 51,977 Deaths 50,386 Deaths 54,205 Deaths 10
2020s 57,003 Deaths 51,275 Deaths 62,712 Deaths 3

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 1 United States 3.09 million Deaths compare
  2. 1 Türkiye 525,814 Deaths compare
  3. 2 Russia 1.80 million Deaths compare
  4. 2 Poland 408,504 Deaths compare
  5. 3 Japan 1.58 million Deaths compare
  6. 3 Netherlands 172,165 Deaths compare
  7. 4 Lithuania 37,453 Deaths compare
  8. 4 Brazil 1.47 million Deaths compare
  9. 5 Germany 1.03 million Deaths compare
  10. 5 Latvia 26,316 Deaths compare
  11. 6 Slovenia 21,506 Deaths compare
  12. 6 Mexico 778,865 Deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is causes of mortality in Croatia?
Causes of mortality in Croatia was 51,275 Deaths in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 62,712 Deaths in 2021.
What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 49,482 Deaths in 1994.
How does Croatia rank for causes of mortality?
Croatia ranks 3rd out of 3 countries with data for 2023.
Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.