Child mortality rate (aged 1-4 years) in Croatia
Croatia: Child mortality rate was 1.53 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Croatia, 1981–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 1.53 for child mortality rate 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 in Croatia peaked at 2.96 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.7035, in 2022.
That places Croatia 111th out of 200 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 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 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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More health data for Croatia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0851 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7791 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Croatia?
- Child mortality rate in Croatia was 1.53 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 in 1991.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7035 in 2022.
- How does Croatia rank for child mortality rate?
- Croatia ranks 111th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate 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 (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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