Neonatal mortality rate in Croatia
Croatia: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.2751 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Croatia, 1982–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Croatia stood at 0.2751 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Croatia peaked at 1.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.2751 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Croatia 159th out of 199 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8503 deaths per 100 live births | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.6784 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5687 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8167 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4477 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3671 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5548 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3158 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2958 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3537 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2846 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2751 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2938 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 156 Saudi Arabia 0.2864 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 157 France 0.2837 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 158 Switzerland 0.2774 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 160 Cyprus 0.271 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 161 Denmark 0.2699 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 162 New Zealand 0.2672 deaths per 100 live births compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Croatia?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Croatia was 0.2751 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1982.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2751 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Croatia rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Croatia ranks 159th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .