Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Croatia
Croatia: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita was 0.0361 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Croatia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Croatia stood at 0.0361. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Croatia peaked at 0.0463 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0361, in 2023.
That places Croatia 167th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0463 | — |
| 2011 | 0.0427 | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.042 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0422 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0427 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0426 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0411 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0407 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0416 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0393 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0398 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0407 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0407 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0361 | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0421 | 0.0393 | 0.0463 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0393 | 0.0361 | 0.0407 | 4 |
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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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0276 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.1792 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0247 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Croatia?
- Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Croatia was 0.0361 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0463 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0361 in 2023.
- How does Croatia rank for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Croatia ranks 167th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.