Hungary vs Serbia: Sex gap in life expectancy

Hungary
6.48 years
in 2023
Serbia
6.54 years
in 2023
Hungary rank
50th
Serbia rank
48th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

  • Hungary
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 6.54 years against 6.48 years in Hungary, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 50th and Serbia ranks 48th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 7 and Serbia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Serbia Difference Ahead
1950s 4.31 years 2.66 years 1.65 years Hungary
1960s 4.8 years 3.8 years 0.9991 years Hungary
1970s 6.14 years 5.18 years 0.9583 years Hungary
1980s 7.89 years 6.14 years 1.76 years Hungary
1990s 9.03 years 6.24 years 2.79 years Hungary
2000s 8.34 years 6.37 years 1.97 years Hungary
2010s 6.98 years 6.32 years 0.6615 years Hungary
2020s 6.69 years 6.78 years 0.0915 years Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Hungary or Serbia?
Serbia, at 6.54 years against 6.48 years in Hungary as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Hungary and Serbia?
0.06 years, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Serbia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hungary and Serbia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
Hungary ranks 50th 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
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