Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Croatia
Croatia: Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 1.53 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child Mortality rate age 1-4 in Croatia, 1981–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate age 1-4 in Croatia is 1.53, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.3% on the previous year and up 107.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate age 1-4 in Croatia peaked at 2.96 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.7035, in 2022.
That places Croatia 111th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.73 | — |
| 1982 | 2.63 | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 2.53 | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 2.43 | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 2.31 | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 2.19 | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 2.06 | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 1.93 | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 1.81 | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 1.71 | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 2.96 | +73.3% |
| 1992 | 1.54 | -48.1% |
| 1993 | 1.47 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 1.41 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 1.35 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.31 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.27 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.23 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.19 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.16 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.12 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.08 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.61 | +49.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9982 | -37.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9582 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9205 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8844 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8518 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8218 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7958 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7754 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7595 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7479 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7392 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.733 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7291 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7238 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7197 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7162 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7124 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7084 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7035 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.09 | +55.1% |
| 2024 | 1.53 | +40.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1.53 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6829, 2.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1.53 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5847, 2.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +73.3% | 1.71 | 2.96 |
| 2023 | +55.1% | 0.7035 | 1.09 |
| 2003 | +49.2% | 1.08 | 1.61 |
| 1992 | -48.1% | 2.96 | 1.54 |
| 2024 | +40.3% | 1.09 | 1.53 |
| 2004 | -37.9% | 1.61 | 0.9982 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.29 | 1.81 | 2.73 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.54 | 1.19 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 | 0.8218 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.744 | 0.7162 | 0.7958 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9494 | 0.7035 | 1.53 | 5 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0206 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate age 1-4 in Croatia?
- Child mortality rate age 1-4 in Croatia was 1.53 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate age 1-4 recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 in 1991.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate age 1-4 recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7035 in 2022.
- How does Croatia rank for child mortality rate age 1-4?
- Croatia ranks 111th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate age 1-4 rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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