How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Serbia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Bosnia and Herzegovina

5.9 years

in 2023

Serbia

5.91 years

in 2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

30th

Serbia rank

29th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 5.91 years against 5.9 years in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Serbia ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 30th and Serbia ranks 29th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 6 and Serbia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.94 years	2.01 years	0.0681 years	Serbia
1960s	2.63 years	2.95 years	0.3134 years	Serbia
1970s	4.27 years	3.84 years	0.4296 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s	5.66 years	4.87 years	0.7921 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s	7.31 years	4.78 years	2.53 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s	6.52 years	5.34 years	1.18 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	6.13 years	5.62 years	0.5137 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	6.25 years	6.05 years	0.1972 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Serbia?: Serbia, at 5.91 years against 5.9 years in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia?: 0.01 years, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 30th and Serbia ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.