1. Home
  2. Region
  3. EU and EEA
  4. Croatia

Croatia

  • Summary
  • Healthcare
    system
  • Health
    insurance
  • Facts and figures
  • Medical Tourism
  • Events
  • Related
    Content
  • Industry
    participants

Healthcare system

Croatia has good hospitals in a few major cities but only basic health care facilities are available in outlying areas and islands. Health care facilities, doctors and hospitals may expect up-front ca ...

Health insurance

Croatia has a universal health system with compulsory insurance. There is basic state health insurance. Finance for the Croatian state health system comes from a variety of sources. Health insurance c ...

Facts and figures

Capital : Zagreb
Population : 4.4 million
Healthcare expenditure : Login to view
No. of doctors : Login to view


 
 
 

Medical tourism

Within this section, you will find published information on medical tourism numbers, our estimate of inbound and outbound medical tourism, and IMTJ news and external news that provide estimates of med ...
 
Inbound patients : Login to view
Outbound patients : Login to view
 

Industry participants

Find an organisation

Events

No events found

Healthcare system

Within this section, you will find details of how the healthcare system in Croatia is set up and operates. Sign up for an IMTJ Country Subscription for access, or login if you're already a subscriber.

Health insurance

Within this section, you will find details of how state and privately funded health insurance in Croatia work. Sign up for an IMTJ Country Subscription for access, or login if you're already a subscriber.

Facts and figures

General InformationSource
Capital : Zagreb
Population : 4.4 million
Main languages spoken : Croatian
Main religion : Christianity
International dialling code : +385
Internet domain : .hr
Gross National income (GNI) per capita : 20370 US $
WHO 2015

Tourism data

International inbound tourists : Login to view
 World Bank 2015
International outbound tourists : Login to view
 World Bank 2015

Population profile
Life expectancy (male) : Login to view
 OECD / WHO 2015
Life expectancy (female) : Login to view
 OECD / WHO 2015
Population over 65 : Login to view
 UN 2015
Population over 80 : Login to view
 UN 2015

Healthcare workforce
Physicians (total) : Login to view
 WHO 2011
Physicians (per 1,000 population) : Login to view
 OECD 2016
General Medical Practitioners (total) : Login to view
 OECD
General Medical Practitioners (per 1,000 population) : Login to view
 OECD
Specialist Medical Practitioners (total) : Login to view
 OECD
Specialist Medical Practitioners (per 1,000 population) : Login to view
 OECD
Nurses (total) : Login to view
 OECD
Nurses (per 1,000 population) : Login to view
 OECD 2016
Dentists (total) : Login to view
 WHO 2011
Dentists (per 1,000 population) : Login to view
 OECD 2016

Healthcare expenditure
Healthcare expenditure per capita : Login to view
 WHO 2012
Healthcare expenditure as % of GDP : Login to view
 WHO 2015
Government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure : Login to view
 WHO 2015
Per capita government expenditure on health : Login to view
 WHO 2015
Private expenditure on health as a percentage of total expenditure on health : Login to view
 WHO 2015

Healthcare provision
All hospitals : Login to view
 OECD
Public hospitals : Login to view
 OECD
Private hospitals : Login to view
 OECD
Total hospital beds : Login to view
 OECD
No of hospital beds (per 1,000 population) : Login to view
 WHO 2009
CT scanners (per 1 million population) : Login to view
 OECD 2016
MRI scanners (per 1 million population) : Login to view
 OECD
PET scanners (per 1 million population) : Login to view
 OECD

Healthcare activity
Hospital discharges : Login to view
 OECD
Coronary angioplasty (per 100,000) : Login to view
 OECD
Hip replacement (per 100,000) : Login to view
 OECD
Knee replacement (per 100,000) : Login to view
 OECD
Cataract surgery (per 100,000) : Login to view
 OECD
Hospitals - Average length of stay : Login to view
 OECD
Hospitals - Occupancy : Login to view
 OECD

Health profile
Breast cancer: Female mortality rate (per 100,000) : Login to view
 OECD
Prostate cancer: Male mortality rate (per 100,000) : Login to view
 OECD
Ischemic heart disease: Male mortality rate (per 100,000) : Login to view
 WHO 2012
Ischemic heart disease: Female mortality rate (per 100,000) : Login to view
 WHO 2012
Deaths due to HIV/AIDS (per 100 000 population) : Login to view
 OECD
Prevalence of Obesity (BMI >30) : Login to view
 WHO 2008

Cosmetic surgery
Number of plastic surgeons : Login to view
 ISAPS 2013
Total cosmetic: All procedures : Login to view
 ISAPS 2013
Total cosmetic: Surgical procedures : Login to view
 ISAPS 2013
Breast procedures : Login to view
 ISAPS 2013
Face and head procedures : Login to view
 ISAPS 2013
Total cosmetic: Non-surgical procedures : Login to view
 ISAPS 2013

Obesity surgery
Number of operations performed : Login to view
 Metabolic / Bariatric Surgery Worldwide 2011
Number of metabolic/bariatric surgeons : Login to view
 Metabolic / Bariatric Surgery Worldwide 2011

Medical tourism

Within this section, you will find information on medical tourism numbers, our estimate of inbound and outbound medical tourists (where they can be reliably ascertained) and news that provides estimates of medical tourism activity in Croatia. Sign up for an IMTJ Country Subscription for access, or login if you're already a subscriber.

Events

No events found

 
 

Are you running a medical travel event? Get a FREE basic listing on the IMTJ website. Add your event

If you want your event to stand out from the crowd, you can pay for a Featured Event listing. Find out more about our advertising packages or contact our sales team

Related Content

Croatia inbound medical tourism potential

News, 13 November, 2018

Croatia could take 25% of Hungarian dental tourism market, says IMTJ

Croatia inbound health tourism

News, 09 November, 2018

Croatia targets 6 countries for health travellers

Croatia builds health tourism

News, 22 October, 2018

Adriatic Health Platform seeks EU funding

Croatia tourism challenge

News, 10 October, 2018

Why hasn’t Croatia’s tourist boom happened?

Croatia inbound health tourism

News, 06 June, 2018

Tourism minister claims Croatia earns Euro400m from health tourism

Berlin expands medical tourism presence

News, 01 May, 2018

ITB Berlin expands medical tourism segment

Potential for Crimea

News, 23 February, 2018

Russians…revitalisation and rehabilitation and Crimea

Progress in accreditation

News, 19 February, 2018

Latest updates on global accreditation and certification news

Croatian medical tourism law development

News, 15 December, 2017

Law proposed to promote Croatian medical tourism

First Croatian hospital to earn accreditation

News, 04 October, 2017

Medico reaches AACI standard

Accreditation bonus for Croatia

News, 02 August, 2017

Croatian hospital gains healthcare accreditation

Italy medical tourism

News, 28 June, 2017

Inbound Italian medical tourism is growing slower than outbound.

Medical travel award winners

News, 04 May, 2017

Success in medical travel recognised by IMTJ Awards

IMTJ Summit exceeds expectations

News, 04 May, 2017

IMTJ Medical Travel Summit shines light on Croatia

5 key medical tourism questions

Articles, 23 February, 2017

Medical tourism... market size, growth, opportunities

Why attend the IMTJ Medical Travel Summit 2017?

Blog, 04 January, 2017

Five reasons to come to Croatia for the IMTJ Medical Travel Summit in April 2017

How the IMTJ Medical Travel Summit is different

Blog, 05 December, 2016

Five ways in which the IMTJ Medical Travel Summit is different

Croatia on the up

News, 03 December, 2016

Medical tourism to Croatia has great potential

Dentistry medical tourism

News, 20 October, 2016

New Dental clinic opens in Rijeka, Croatia

IMTJ Summit update!

News, 15 September, 2016

IMTJ Medical Travel Summit 2017 Programme Highlights

Industry participants

Find hospitals and clinics, agents and facilitators, services and other organisations operating in the medical travel industry that are based in Croatia.

Find an organisation

Featured organisations

Kvarner Health Tourism Cluster

Association/cluster in

Based in Croatia, the Kvarner Health Tourism Cluster gathers the leading public and private hospital, clinics and tourism boards in hopes to highlight the region's high quality services in health tourism. They aim to establish the Kvarner region as a leading healthcare destination, therefore facilitate the development of the health tourism industry, in order to encourage inbound medical tourism to the region.

Dental Care Croatia

Clinic in Split

Dental Care Croatia has established itself as one of the leading centres of dental medicine in Split, Croatia. Their ultimate goal is to provide the highest standard of dental care, whilst paying close attention to detail so that their patients are left completely satisfied. Founded Dr Marina A Ježina, Dental Care Croatia offers a comprehensive range of dental services ranging from implantology and orthodontics to conservative treatment, periodontology and oral surgery.

Dental Implantoprosthetic Center

Clinic in Rovinj

Dr Zeljko Popadics surgery is situated in the centre of Rovinj, a picturesque Istrian town in Croatia. Their prices are significantly lower than those in many European countries, especially Ireland and UK. The Implantoprosthetic centre is the referring ce

Full access

Already an IMTJ member?

LOGIN

UPCOMING EVENTS

IMTJ Medical Travel Summit 2019

28 April, 2019 to 30 April, 2019

Berlin