What is child mortality rate in Croatia?

Child mortality rate in Croatia was 0.56 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Croatia?

The highest recorded value was 9.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Croatia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.46 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.

How does Croatia rank for child mortality rate?

Croatia ranks 153rd 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 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Croatia data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Croatia

Name: Child mortality rate in Croatia
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Croatia: Child mortality rate was 0.56 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.56 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 9.8%

World rank

153rd

of 200 countries

All-time high

9.69 deaths per 100 live births

in 1960

All-time low

0.46 deaths per 100 live births

in 2021

Years of data

1960–2024

Child mortality rate in Croatia, 1960–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality rate in Croatia stood at 0.56 deaths per 100 live births.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Croatia peaked at 9.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.46 deaths per 100 live births, in 2021.

That places Croatia 153rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	9.69 deaths per 100 live births	9.69 deaths per 100 live births	9.69 deaths per 100 live births	1
1970s	4.27 deaths per 100 live births	4.27 deaths per 100 live births	4.27 deaths per 100 live births	1
1980s	1.87 deaths per 100 live births	1.38 deaths per 100 live births	2.53 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.06 deaths per 100 live births	0.86 deaths per 100 live births	1.43 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.702 deaths per 100 live births	0.57 deaths per 100 live births	0.83 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.502 deaths per 100 live births	0.47 deaths per 100 live births	0.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.492 deaths per 100 live births	0.46 deaths per 100 live births	0.56 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Croatia

151 Bulgaria 0.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
151 China 0.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
153 Anguilla 0.56 deaths per 100 live births compare
155 Canada 0.54 deaths per 100 live births compare
155 Maldives 0.54 deaths per 100 live births compare
155 Serbia 0.54 deaths per 100 live births compare
155 Taiwan 0.54 deaths per 100 live births compare

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More health data for Croatia

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,987 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 19,742 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,349 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 19,151 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 19,764 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 18,748 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Croatia?: Child mortality rate in Croatia was 0.56 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Croatia?: The highest recorded value was 9.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Croatia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.46 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
How does Croatia rank for child mortality rate?: Croatia ranks 153rd 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 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Croatia data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.