Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Slovakia: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.42 years
in 2023
Slovakia
6.5 years
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
45th
Slovakia rank
42nd

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 6.5 years against 6.42 years in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 45th and Slovakia ranks 42nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 2 and Slovakia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Slovakia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.58 years 3.24 years 1.65 years Slovakia
1960s 2.86 years 4.68 years 1.82 years Slovakia
1970s 5.29 years 6.5 years 1.22 years Slovakia
1980s 6.62 years 7.69 years 1.08 years Slovakia
1990s 11.83 years 8.2 years 3.63 years Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 7.11 years 7.83 years 0.7266 years Slovakia
2010s 6.67 years 6.97 years 0.2976 years Slovakia
2020s 6.83 years 6.73 years 0.1045 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 Slovakia?
Slovakia, at 6.5 years against 6.42 years in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovakia?
0.08 years, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovakia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovakia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 45th and Slovakia ranks 42nd 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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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
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

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