Health in Croatia 93 indicators covering health for Croatia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.857 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2019 down 39.9% 14th Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 21,594 Number 2024 down 13.7% 25th Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.2 Rate 2024 down 36.0% 27th Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 78.9 Year 2024 up 1.4% 33rd Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 104 Number 2024 down 47.7% 29th Infant health: low birthweight 5.4 Percentage of live births 2023 up 14.9% 3rd Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -5.8 Years 2024 up 6.5% 1st Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 5.8 Years 2024 down 6.5% 2nd Life expectancy 78.9 Years 2024 up 1.4% 2nd Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 14,256 Number 2020 up 15.9% 30th Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 22,923 Number 2020 down 7.7% 25th Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality 5.9 Deaths per 1 000 births 2024 down 13.2% 1st Causes of mortality 51,275 Deaths 2023 up 1.8% 3rd Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence 17 Cases 2024 down 19.0% 2nd Hospital beds by function of healthcare 5.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 down 6.4% 3rd Hospital beds by sector 5.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 down 6.4% 3rd Hospitals 17.58 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2024 up 13.6% 4th Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 148 Number 2023 down 6.9% 28th Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 2.97 Rate 2023 down 23.3% 22nd Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 776,345 Number 2020 up 98.2% 13th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 415,232 Number 2020 up 119.6% 13th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 361,113 Number 2020 up 78.2% 13th Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - females - historical 2.19 million Number 2020 down 35.9% 25th Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical 4.44 million Number 2020 down 35.0% 26th Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - males - historical 2.25 million Number 2020 down 34.0% 24th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients 526,439 Number 2020 down 23.4% 27th Hospital discharges by diagnosis, NUTS 2 region, in-patients and 283,729 Number 2020 down 24.3% 27th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients 242,710 Number 2020 down 22.4% 27th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 19,182 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2020 up 116.4% 3rd Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 19,973 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2020 up 141.6% 3rd Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 18,346 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2020 up 93.0% 3rd Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 13,007 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2020 down 16.4% 24th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 13,648 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2020 down 16.7% 27th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 12,331 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2020 down 15.9% 23rd Infant mortality rates 1.7 Rate 2024 down 45.2% 32nd Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories 8.3 Days 2024 down 2.4% 2nd Infant mortality 135 Number 2024 down 10.0% 36th Life expectancy by age and sex 78.9 Year 2024 up 1.4% 32nd Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories 607,750 Discharges 2024 down 7.2% 3rd Projected life expectancy by age, sex and type of projection 87.4 Year 2100 up 1.9% 24th Projected life expectancy by age (in completed years), sex and type 88.4 Year 2100 up 1.5% 30th Assumptions for mortality rates by age, sex and type of projection 0.0024 Number 2100 down 15.1% 8th Avoidable mortality — Treatable mortality 5,184 Deaths 2023 down 4.8% 3rd Avoidable mortality — Preventable mortality 9,235 Deaths 2023 down 2.2% 3rd Avoidable mortality 14,419 Deaths 2023 down 3.1% 3rd Health graduates 663 Number 2024 up 4.2% 28th Health personnel 15,865 Number 2024 up 19.3% 26th Hospital beds by function and type of care 21,594 Number 2024 down 13.7% 22nd Pharmaceutical consumption 321.3 Defined daily dose per 1 000 inhabitants per day 2023 up 139.6% 2nd Perceived health status 11 Percentage of population in the same age 2025 down 44.7% 3rd Primary care — Congestive heart failure hospital admission 115.6 Per 100 000 inhabitants 2023 down 4.3% 2nd Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care 529,873 Number 2023 down 20.6% 31st Health graduates - historical data 689 Number 2019 up 65.6% 27th Hospital beds by hospital ownership 21,170 Number 2024 down 14.0% 18th Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit 6,606 Million euro 2024 up 123.7% 27th Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) 14,529 Number 2021 up 16.3% 26th Hospital beds by type of care - historical data 23,040 Number 2019 down 3.2% 24th End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital 48.6 Percentage of deaths 2023 down 0.8% 2nd Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative 638,483 Number 2019 down 1.7% 28th Self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level 81.2% 2025 up 7.4% 3rd 1 2 Next → Page 1 of 2