Health · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Croatia: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 78.9 yrs (2024), 59th of 217 in the world and 32nd of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 81.9 yrs (2024), 58th of 217 in the world and 32nd of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 76.1 yrs (2024), 60th of 217 in the world and 31st of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Croatia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 78.9 yrs2024 | 59/217 | 32/58 | 72.8 yrs | 76.5 yrs | 77.5 yrs | +1.6%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 81.9 yrs2024 | 58/217 | 32/58 | 76.7 yrs | 79.6 yrs | 80.7 yrs | +1.2%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 76.1 yrs2024 | 60/217 | 31/58 | 69.1 yrs | 73.5 yrs | 74.5 yrs | +1.9%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 4.12024 | 155/196 | 19/52 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 4.0 | −2.4%since 2014 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 5.62024 | 151/196 | 18/52 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 4.7 | +12%since 2014 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.82024 | 154/196 | 19/52 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | −13%since 2014 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 32023 | 182/194 | 43/51 | 8 | 6 | 5 | −40%since 2013 | 11 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 90%2024 | 93/193 | 34/51 | 93% | 96% | 91% | −4.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 94% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.1%2024 | 119/153 | 25/35 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | — | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 72024 | 165/208 | 31/52 | 56 | 21 | 6 | −56%since 2014 | 22 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 7.1%2023 | 81/193 | 34/52 | 7.7% | 7.9% | 7.7% | +0.8 ppsince 2013 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 9.4%2023 | 172/193 | 49/52 | 13.9% | 14.0% | 10.4% | +0.5 ppsince 2013 | 16.5% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 3.912022 | 32/180 | 23/50 | 2.41 | 2.86 | 3.61 | +30%since 2012 | 3.90 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 5.62023 | 22/182 | 16/51 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 | −4.8%since 2013 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 99.9%2024 | 54/206 | 30/56 | 98.6% | 99.6% | 99.9% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 95.8%2021 | 92/203 | 45/54 | 98.5% | 96.6% | 95.8% | −0.5 ppsince 2011 | 97.4% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 34.4%2024 | 16/166 | 8/48 | 35.3% | 34.8% | 34.5% | −0.4 ppsince 2010 | 24.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 7.92019 | 140/186 | 19/49 | 15.2 | 10.5 | 7.92019 | −39%since 2009 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.6%78.9 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+1.2%81.9 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.9%76.1 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−2.4%4.1 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Under-5 mortality+12%5.6 in 2024
- Measles vaccination−4.0 pp90% in 2024
- Out-of-pocket spending+0.5 pp9.4% in 2023
- Hospital beds−4.8%5.6 in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Croatia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Croatia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Croatia | Hungary | Serbia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Slovenia | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.9 yrs2024 | 76.7 yrs2024 | 76.0 yrs2024 | 78.0 yrs2024 | 82.3 yrs2024 | 77.9 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 81.9 yrs2024 | 79.9 yrs2024 | 78.3 yrs2024 | 81.1 yrs2024 | 85.0 yrs2024 | 80.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 76.1 yrs2024 | 73.7 yrs2024 | 73.7 yrs2024 | 74.6 yrs2024 | 79.7 yrs2024 | 75.5 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 4.12024 | 3.12024 | 4.62024 | 5.52024 | 1.82024 | 1.92024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 5.62024 | 3.72024 | 5.42024 | 6.92024 | 2.32024 | 2.42024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 2.82024 | 2.12024 | 3.02024 | 4.42024 | 1.32024 | 0.82024 |
| Maternal mortality | 32023 | 122023 | 112023 | 62023 | 32023 | 62023 |
| Measles vaccination | 90%2024 | 99%2024 | 84%2024 | 69%2024 | 95%2024 | 23%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1%2024 | — | 0.1%2024 | — | 0.1%2024 | 0.1%2024 |