Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Croatia: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.42 years
in 2023
Croatia
6.27 years
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
45th
Croatia rank
50th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 6.42 years against 6.27 years in Croatia, a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Croatia ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 45th and Croatia ranks 50th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 3 and Croatia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.58 years | 3.5 years | 1.92 years | Croatia |
| 1960s | 2.86 years | 4.72 years | 1.85 years | Croatia |
| 1970s | 5.29 years | 7.12 years | 1.83 years | Croatia |
| 1980s | 6.62 years | 7.63 years | 1.02 years | Croatia |
| 1990s | 11.83 years | 7.43 years | 4.41 years | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 7.11 years | 7.12 years | 0.015 years | Croatia |
| 2010s | 6.67 years | 6.55 years | 0.122 years | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 6.83 years | 6.31 years | 0.5254 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 different ages, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Croatia?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 6.42 years against 6.27 years in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia?
- 0.15 years, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 45th and Croatia ranks 50th 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 different ages. 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.