Child Mortality (under 5) in Croatia: 1800 to Today (and Tomorrow)

Behind every data point on this page lies a profound human story about the fragility of early life. In Croatia, the statistics of child mortality measure the raw probability of survival for the youngest members of society before they reached the age of five. Every single value recorded here represents real children, families, and communities experiencing the fundamental uncertainties of human existence across three centuries.

The historical arc of these numbers reveals a massive transformation over time. In the 1800s estimate, child mortality stood at 400 per 1,000 births, gradually shifting through the 1810s estimate, the 1820s estimate, the 1830s estimate, the 1840s estimate, the 1850s estimate, the 1860s estimate, the 1870s estimate, the 1880s estimate, and the 1890s estimate. By 1900 it was 250 per 1,000 births, continuing down through the 1910s estimate, the 1920s estimate, the 1930s estimate, the 1940s estimate, the 1950s at 70, the 1960s at 53.33, the 1970s at 36.67, the 1980s at 20, the 1990s at 15, the 2000s at 10, and the 2010s at 7.25.

For someone born in Croatia today, the reality is vastly different from that of their ancestors. In the 2020s, child mortality (under 5) in Croatia stands at 4.5 per 1,000 births — ranking #31 of 157 countries. Looking ahead, future generations are traced through the 2030s projection at 3.6, the 2040s projection at 2.88, the 2050s projection at 2.3, the 2060s projection at 1.84, the 2070s projection at 1.5, the 2080s projection at 1.5, the 2090s projection at 1.5, and the 2100s projection at 1.5. Where do YOU rank among everyone ever born? →