Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Croatia
Croatia: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 1.06 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Croatia, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 1.06 for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.5% on the previous year and up 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Croatia peaked at 2.15 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6393, in 2013.
That places Croatia 114th 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 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.5 | — |
| 1991 | 2.15 | +44.0% |
| 1992 | 1.38 | -35.8% |
| 1993 | 1.32 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.24 | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 1.37 | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 1.1 | -19.3% |
| 1997 | 1.04 | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9768 | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9218 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8732 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8315 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7953 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9868 | +24.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7379 | -25.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7157 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6977 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6822 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6692 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6589 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6506 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6441 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.64 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6393 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6409 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6461 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6534 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6631 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6754 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6893 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7033 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7179 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9304 | +29.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8873 | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 1.06 | +19.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1.06 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4414, 2.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1.06 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4426, 2.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 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 | +44.0% | 1.5 | 2.15 |
| 1992 | -35.8% | 2.15 | 1.38 |
| 2022 | +29.6% | 0.7179 | 0.9304 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3 | 0.9218 | 2.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7649 | 0.6589 | 0.9868 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6542 | 0.6393 | 0.6893 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8598 | 0.7033 | 1.06 | 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 mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Croatia?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Croatia was 1.06 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6393 in 2013.
- How does Croatia rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Croatia ranks 114th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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