Homicide rate by sex in Croatia
Croatia: Homicide rate by sex was 0.9049 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.9049
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
116th
of 138 countries
All-time high
13.5
in 1991
All-time low
0.8254
in 2018
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Homicide rate by sex in Croatia, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 0.9049 for homicide rate by sex in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Croatia peaked at 13.5 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8254, in 2018.
That places Croatia 116th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.29 | 3.3 | 13.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.17 | 1.2 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 | 0.8254 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9787 | 0.9027 | 1.1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 17,207 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.886 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.593 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.686 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.821 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.743 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.459 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Croatia?
- Homicide rate by sex in Croatia was 0.9049 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5 in 1991.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8254 in 2018.
- How does Croatia rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Croatia ranks 116th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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