Injuries are one of the leading public health problems in morbidity and mortality in Croatia in all age groups. Since the large number could be prevented, it is important to investigate and determine their frequency according to age and gender and the basic risk factors for injury, so professional recommendations for their prevention could be made. The objectives of this study are to demonstrate the incidence and characteristics of violent deaths in older age in Croatia. Violent deaths, according to the external cause, are divided into: unintentional injuries or accidents (injuries incurred in traffic, as a result of poisoning, falls, burns, drowning and other external causes) and intentional injury (personal injury caused by: self-injury, injury due to violence directed toward another person, and collective violence). In most developed countries under synonym older age is accepted the chronological age ≥65 years. In Croatia, according to the census of 2011, there is 17.7% of the population aged ≥65 years, and according to estimates of the Central Bureau of Statistics, in 2015 it was 18.5%. Injuries are the fourth cause among the leading causes of death in older age, the proportion of 3.9%, the rate for both sexes was 2.04/1000. In year 2014 in total deaths from injury in people ≥65 years in the first place were falls (62.6%), followed by suicide (14.5%), traffic accidents (6.5%), followed by other external causes of death - poisoning, drowning, suffocation and other injuries (16.4%). Fall, as the leading cause of death outer, with significantly higher mortality rate (1.3/1000) in relation to other causes, and the death rate from falling below the males (1.2/1000) compared to women (1,4/1000) aged ≥65 years. Suicide is the following external cause of death, with an overall mortality rate for both sexes 0.3/1000, wherein the mortality rates in men of 0.5/1000 significantly higher than 0.1/1000 of elderly women. Death caused by traffic accidents is in third place of external causes of death in the age ≥65 years, with a mortality rate of 0.1/1000 and gender differences, with the mortality rate of men 0.2/1000, and in women 0.1/1000, and ratio of death in men and women is 2.35:1. ----- Based on these data, it can be concluded that the injuries in older age are a significant public health problem, and its solution is the systematic public awareness and better education, especially the vulnerable elderly population. Accordingly, it is necessary to implement measures to prevent the most common external causes of injury in older age. First of all, it is needed to implement the measures of prevention of falls involving systematic assessment of risk factors (housing, transport) and interventions aimed at controlling health status regularly, the recommendations for the adoption of healthy lifestyles (physical activity, good nutrition, comfortable walking shoes), and changes in the immediate vicinity of the aimed at reducing the risk of injury. As regards the second leading cause of death from injury in older age, and that is suicide, it is necessary to implement measures to improve mental health in the community, to enable older people to the rest of capabilities that have to be included in the activities of the community to which they belong. Significant social changes in this transition period of Croatia, with economic, but also social impoverishment of the elderly population, especially in the case of loss of life partner and loneliness can affect the growth of suicide. It is therefore important that these risks are recognized by the immediate family, the social environment, but also selected primary care physicians. The inclusion of older people in the social events of the local community can have a positive impact on the mental health, because in this way improves the quality of life, sense of purpose and ability to function in daily life.