Croatia vs Hungary: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Croatia
6.27 years
in 2023
Hungary
6.41 years
in 2023
Croatia rank
50th
Hungary rank
46th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Croatia
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 6.41 years against 6.27 years in Croatia, a difference of 0.14 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 50th and Hungary ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 3 and Hungary in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.5 years | 3.39 years | 0.1075 years | Croatia |
| 1960s | 4.72 years | 4.25 years | 0.4638 years | Croatia |
| 1970s | 7.12 years | 5.71 years | 1.41 years | Croatia |
| 1980s | 7.63 years | 7.66 years | 0.0248 years | Hungary |
| 1990s | 7.43 years | 8.92 years | 1.49 years | Hungary |
| 2000s | 7.12 years | 8.29 years | 1.17 years | Hungary |
| 2010s | 6.55 years | 6.95 years | 0.3943 years | Hungary |
| 2020s | 6.31 years | 6.63 years | 0.3197 years | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Croatia or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 6.41 years against 6.27 years in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Croatia and Hungary?
- 0.14 years, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Hungary?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Hungary rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Croatia ranks 50th and Hungary ranks 46th 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.