Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Montenegro or Serbia?

Montenegro, at 6.58 years against 6.54 years in Serbia as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Montenegro and Serbia?

0.04 years, with Montenegro ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro 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.

Montenegro vs Serbia: Sex gap in life expectancy

Montenegro

6.58 years

in 2023

Serbia

6.54 years

in 2023

Montenegro rank

45th

Serbia rank

48th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Montenegro
Serbia

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 6.58 years against 6.54 years in Serbia, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Serbia ahead.

Montenegro ranks 45th and Serbia ranks 48th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Montenegro	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.33 years	2.66 years	0.326 years	Serbia
1960s	3.04 years	3.8 years	0.7586 years	Serbia
1970s	4.36 years	5.18 years	0.8281 years	Serbia
1980s	5.55 years	6.14 years	0.5904 years	Serbia
1990s	6.37 years	6.24 years	0.1295 years	Montenegro
2000s	5.98 years	6.37 years	0.3942 years	Serbia
2010s	5.8 years	6.32 years	0.5201 years	Serbia
2020s	6.64 years	6.78 years	0.1451 years	Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Montenegro or Serbia?: Montenegro, at 6.58 years against 6.54 years in Serbia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Montenegro and Serbia?: 0.04 years, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Serbia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Montenegro and Serbia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Montenegro ranks 45th 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.