Brazil vs Croatia: Sex gap in life expectancy
Brazil
6.22 years
in 2023
Croatia
6.28 years
in 2023
Brazil rank
64th
Croatia rank
61st
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Brazil
- Croatia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 6.28 years against 6.22 years in Brazil, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 64th and Croatia ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Croatia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.6 years | 4.24 years | 0.3616 years | Brazil |
| 1960s | 4.68 years | 5.3 years | 0.6136 years | Croatia |
| 1970s | 4.74 years | 7.52 years | 2.78 years | Croatia |
| 1980s | 4.87 years | 7.92 years | 3.05 years | Croatia |
| 1990s | 6.22 years | 7.59 years | 1.37 years | Croatia |
| 2000s | 6.78 years | 7.18 years | 0.3971 years | Croatia |
| 2010s | 6.74 years | 6.62 years | 0.1225 years | Brazil |
| 2020s | 6.31 years | 6.35 years | 0.0412 years | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Brazil or Croatia?
- Croatia, at 6.28 years against 6.22 years in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Brazil and Croatia?
- 0.06 years, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Croatia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Croatia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Brazil ranks 64th and Croatia ranks 61st 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.