NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by death rate

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by death rate, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Ličko-senjska županija had the highest death rate of 21 areas in 2021, at 24 per 1,000 inhabitants. Međimurska županija had the lowest, at 13.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 17.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Croatia was 16.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest24Ličko-senjska županija

Lowest13.8Međimurska županija

Median17.421 areas

Croatia16.2History

All areas, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2021 per 1,000 inhabitants	Change on 2020
1	Ličko-senjska županija	24	+3.5 pts
2	Karlovačka županija	20.6	+2.4 pts
3	Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija	19.2	+1.8 pts
3	Sisačko-moslavačka županija	19.2	+0.9 pts
5	Požeško-slavonska županija	19	+2.6 pts
6	Šibensko-kninska županija	18.9	+2.7 pts
7	Virovitičko-podravska županija	18.6	+2.2 pts
8	Koprivničko-križevačka županija	18.3	+2.2 pts
9	Osječko-baranjska županija	17.9	+1 pts
10	Vukovarsko-srijemska županija	17.7	+1 pts
11	Brodsko-posavska županija	17.4	+1.2 pts
12	Varaždinska županija	17.3	+2.1 pts
13	Primorsko-goranska županija	17.2	+2.4 pts
14	Krapinsko-zagorska županija	16.7	+0.4 pts
15	Zadarska županija	15.2	+1.8 pts
16	Zagrebačka županija	14.7	+1.8 pts
17	Grad Zagreb	14.3	+1.4 pts
17	Istarska županija	14.3	+1.3 pts
19	Splitsko-dalmatinska županija	14.2	+1.5 pts
20	Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija	14.1	+2.4 pts
21	Međimurska županija	13.8	+0.6 pts

Other periods

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2023
2022
2021
2020

About this ranking

Deaths per 1,000 residents during the year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which area has the highest death rate?

Ličko-senjska županija, with 24 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Međimurska županija, with 13.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.