Croatia vs United Arab Emirates: Healthy life expectancy

Croatia
66.8 Years
in 2021
United Arab Emirates
67.27 Years
in 2021
Croatia rank
36th
United Arab Emirates rank
34th

Healthy life expectancy over time

  • Croatia
  • United Arab Emirates
0204060200020102021

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 67.27 Years against 66.8 Years in Croatia, a difference of 0.47 Years.

Across all 22 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 36th and United Arab Emirates ranks 34th of 185 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 65.89 Years 68.29 Years 2.41 Years United Arab Emirates
2010s 67.76 Years 69.2 Years 1.44 Years United Arab Emirates
2020s 67.27 Years 67.94 Years 0.6733 Years United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher healthy life expectancy, Croatia or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 67.27 Years against 66.8 Years in Croatia as of 2021.
What is the difference in healthy life expectancy between Croatia and United Arab Emirates?
0.47 Years, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and United Arab Emirates?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Croatia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for healthy life expectancy?
Croatia ranks 36th and United Arab Emirates ranks 34th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Healthy life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy
Unit
Years
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

The estimated average number of years lived free from disability or disease burden. This is based on period life expectancy, after adjusting for the number of years lived in less than "full health" due to disease and/or injury.