Stillbirth rate in Croatia
Croatia: Stillbirth rate was 0.2827 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Croatia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 0.2827 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Croatia peaked at 0.5168 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2807 deaths per 100 births, in 2021.
That places Croatia 166th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4305 deaths per 100 births | 0.3464 deaths per 100 births | 0.5168 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3108 deaths per 100 births | 0.2967 deaths per 100 births | 0.336 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.283 deaths per 100 births | 0.2807 deaths per 100 births | 0.2871 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
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More population data for Croatia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 79,027 people (2100)
- Population density 38.27 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 28,707 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.6% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Croatia?
- Stillbirth rate in Croatia was 0.2827 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5168 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2807 deaths per 100 births in 2021.
- How does Croatia rank for stillbirth rate?
- Croatia ranks 166th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.