Croatia sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 79.0 years of life, 58th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Croatia, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.0 yrs | 58 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 5.9 /1,000 | 140 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 13.2 /1,000 | 10 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 20.3 yrs | 47 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 63.4 /1,000 | 105 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 5.8 yrs | 66 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 69.4 men/100 women | 43 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 4.1 /1,000 | 151 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 3.0 /100k | 179 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 15.9 % | 117 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 15.7 /100k | 23 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 7.9 /100k | 137 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 26.3 % | 30 of 143 | 2014 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 7.7 L | 54 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 23.2 % | 9 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $1,548 | 51 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $24,050 | 63 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Croatia's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 9th highest population aged 65+ in the world (23.2 %) and the 10th highest crude death rate in the world (13.2 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Croatia; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.