Number of maternal deaths in Croatia
Croatia: Number of maternal deaths was 1 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Croatia, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Croatia recorded 1 for number of maternal deaths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Croatia peaked at 7 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2015.
Croatia ranks 169th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 7 | — |
| 1986 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.7 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Croatia?
- Number of maternal deaths in Croatia was 1 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2015.
- How does Croatia rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Croatia ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.