Mortality rate, neonatal in Croatia
Croatia: Mortality rate, neonatal was 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, neonatal in Croatia, 1982–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Croatia is 2.8 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Croatia peaked at 14 per 1,000 live births in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2022.
That places Croatia 153rd out of 195 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 | 11.45 per 1,000 live births | 8.5 per 1,000 live births | 14 per 1,000 live births | 8 |
| 1990s | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | 8.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.47 per 1,000 live births | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.17 per 1,000 live births | 3 per 1,000 live births | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 per 1,000 live births | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 2.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 150 Serbia 3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 150 United Kingdom 3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 152 Saudi Arabia 2.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 153 France 2.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 153 Switzerland 2.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 156 Cyprus 2.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 156 Denmark 2.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 156 New Zealand 2.7 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Croatia
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 20,119 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 21,673 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 20,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 21,019 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 19,790 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 20,601 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 19,288 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 19,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 18,620 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 18,139 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Croatia?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Croatia was 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 14 per 1,000 live births in 1982.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2022.
- How does Croatia rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Croatia ranks 153rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.