Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Croatia
Croatia: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 12.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
12.16 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
16th
of 194 countries
All-time high
13.06 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
All-time low
4.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Croatia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Croatia stood at 12.16 deaths per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Croatia peaked at 13.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.
That places Croatia 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Croatia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.35 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 6.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.0% |
| 2003 | 6.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +32.3% |
| 2004 | 7.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 7.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 8.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 10.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +35.3% |
| 2008 | 10.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 10.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 10.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 9.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 10.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 9.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 9.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 9.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 8.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 8.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 9.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 13.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +42.1% |
| 2020 | 11.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 12.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 13 El Salvador 13.83 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 14 Ukraine 12.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 15 Iceland 12.26 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.24 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 18 Lithuania 10.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Norway 10.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Croatia?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Croatia was 12.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Croatia rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Croatia ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.