Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Croatia
Croatia: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 0.7826 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Croatia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Croatia stood at 0.7826. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Croatia peaked at 2.59 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7826, in 2021.
That places Croatia 166th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.59 | — |
| 2001 | 1.98 | -23.5% |
| 2002 | 1.52 | -23.4% |
| 2003 | 1.67 | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 1.9 | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 1.37 | -28.2% |
| 2006 | 1.87 | +37.1% |
| 2007 | 1.59 | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 1.82 | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 1.38 | -24.4% |
| 2010 | 1.39 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.19 | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 1.25 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.11 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8746 | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9002 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.04 | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 1.09 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9099 | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8691 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8204 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7826 | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.77 | 1.37 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 0.8691 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8015 | 0.7826 | 0.8204 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Croatia?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Croatia was 0.7826 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7826 in 2021.
- How does Croatia rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Croatia ranks 166th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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