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. 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

Bosnia and Herzegovina

6.48 years

in 2023

Serbia

6.54 years

in 2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

51st

Serbia rank

48th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 6.54 years against 6.48 years in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 51st and Serbia ranks 48th of 236 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.01 years	2.66 years	1.35 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s	4.26 years	3.8 years	0.465 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s	5.93 years	5.18 years	0.7405 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s	6.93 years	6.14 years	0.7923 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s	11.62 years	6.24 years	5.38 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s	7.2 years	6.37 years	0.8291 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	6.76 years	6.32 years	0.4398 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	6.9 years	6.78 years	0.1224 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Serbia?: Serbia, at 6.54 years against 6.48 years in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia?: 0.06 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?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 51st and Serbia ranks 48th 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. 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
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.