Croatia vs Serbia
Croatia vs Serbia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.1 per 100,000 people in Croatia and 12.7 per 100,000 people in Serbia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Serbia, by 1.6 per 100,000 people, or 1.15 times that in Croatia.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Serbia has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Croatia.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Croatia | Serbia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | 12.7 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.3 | 12.9 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 12.1 | 13.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 12.6 | 14 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 12.6 | 14.3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 12.8 | 14.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 13.5 | 15.6 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 14.4 | 16 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 14.3 | 16.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 14.3 | 16.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 14.9 | 17.4 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 14.9 | 17.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 15.8 | 17.9 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 15.9 | 18.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 16.2 | 18.4 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 16.7 | 19.2 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 17.7 | 19.2 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 19.2 | 20.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 19.3 | 20.6 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 19.2 | 20.2 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 20.2 | 19.5 | 16 |
| 1992 | 20.4 | 19.2 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 19.9 | 18.2 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 20.4 | 19.4 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Croatia vs Serbia
Health
- Life expectancyCroatia: 78.6 years in 2023Serbia: 76.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCroatia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Serbia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCroatia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Serbia: 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCroatia: 85.4% in 2007Serbia: 75.1% in 2022
- DepressionCroatia: 2.78% in 2017Serbia: 2.57% in 2017
People
- PopulationCroatia: 3.9 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthCroatia: -0.34% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCroatia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCroatia: 57.8% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageCroatia: 44.8 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCroatia: 22.8% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCroatia: 2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCroatia: 2.02% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCroatia: $1.93B in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personCroatia: $544 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCroatia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCroatia: 20,000 people in 2020Serbia: 32,000 people in 2020
- National powerCroatia: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCroatia: 1.17% of the labour force in 2020Serbia: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCroatia: 141 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCroatia: 53 million TIV in 2024Serbia: 39 million TIV in 2025