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Under-five mortality rate — Croatia

Under-five mortality rate in Croatia in 2024 — 5.6 per 1,000. Ranked 46 in the world out of 196. Since 1981, the indicator has fallen by 74.4%.

2024 5.6 per 1,000 +9.8% vs 2023
World rank 46of 196
Period maximum 21.9 per 1,0001981
Period minimum 4.6 per 1,0002021

Trend over time

1981–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Croatia, 1981–2024010203019811986199119962001200620112016202120241981: 21.9 per 1,0001982: 21 per 1,0001983: 20 per 1,0001984: 19.1 per 1,0001985: 18 per 1,0001986: 17 per 1,0001987: 15.8 per 1,0001988: 14.8 per 1,0001989: 13.8 per 1,0001990: 12.9 per 1,0001991: 14.3 per 1,0001992: 11.5 per 1,0001993: 10.9 per 1,0001994: 10.4 per 1,0001995: 10 per 1,0001996: 9.6 per 1,0001997: 9.3 per 1,0001998: 9 per 1,0001999: 8.6 per 1,0002000: 8.3 per 1,0002001: 8 per 1,0002002: 7.7 per 1,0002003: 8.2 per 1,0002004: 7.1 per 1,0002005: 6.7 per 1,0002006: 6.4 per 1,0002007: 6.2 per 1,0002008: 5.9 per 1,0002009: 5.7 per 1,0002010: 5.5 per 1,0002011: 5.3 per 1,0002012: 5.2 per 1,0002013: 5.1 per 1,0002014: 5 per 1,0002015: 4.9 per 1,0002016: 4.9 per 1,0002017: 4.8 per 1,0002018: 4.8 per 1,0002019: 4.7 per 1,0002020: 4.7 per 1,0002021: 4.6 per 1,0002022: 4.6 per 1,0002023: 5.1 per 1,0002024: 5.6 per 1,000
Change over the period: −16.3 (−74.43%) Average annual rate: -3.12 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Croatia

Croatia 5.6 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 7.8 per 1,000
Southern Europe computed 3.4 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 4.8 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 5.6 +0.5 +9.8%
2023 5.1 +0.5 +10.87%
2022 4.6 +0 +0%
2021 4.6 −0.1 −2.13%
2020 4.7 +0 +0%
2019 4.7 −0.1 −2.08%
2018 4.8 +0 +0%
2017 4.8 −0.1 −2.04%
2016 4.9 +0 +0%
2015 4.9 −0.1 −2%
2014 5 −0.1 −1.96%
2013 5.1 −0.1 −1.92%
2012 5.2 −0.1 −1.89%
2011 5.3 −0.2 −3.64%
2010 5.5 −0.2 −3.51%
2009 5.7 −0.2 −3.39%
2008 5.9 −0.3 −4.84%
2007 6.2 −0.2 −3.13%
2006 6.4 −0.3 −4.48%
2005 6.7 −0.4 −5.63%
2004 7.1 −1.1 −13.41%
2003 8.2 +0.5 +6.49%
2002 7.7 −0.3 −3.75%
2001 8 −0.3 −3.61%
2000 8.3 −0.3 −3.49%
1999 8.6 −0.4 −4.44%
1998 9 −0.3 −3.23%
1997 9.3 −0.3 −3.12%
1996 9.6 −0.4 −4%
1995 10 −0.4 −3.85%
1994 10.4 −0.5 −4.59%
1993 10.9 −0.6 −5.22%
1992 11.5 −2.8 −19.58%
1991 14.3 +1.4 +10.85%
1990 12.9 −0.9 −6.52%
1989 13.8 −1 −6.76%
1988 14.8 −1 −6.33%
1987 15.8 −1.2 −7.06%
1986 17 −1 −5.56%
1985 18 −1.1 −5.76%
1984 19.1 −0.9 −4.5%
1983 20 −1 −4.76%
1982 21 −0.9 −4.11%
1981 21.9 — —

Southern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SM San Marino 1.3 SI Slovenia 2.3 ME Montenegro 2.4 AD Andorra 2.5 IT Italy 2.7 MC Monaco 2.7 MK North Macedonia 2.8 PT Portugal 3.2 ES Spain 3.2 GR Greece 3.8 MT Malta 5.3 RS Serbia 5.4 HR Croatia 5.6 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.9 XK Kosovo 8.7 AL Albania 9.2
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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