Croatia vs United States: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)

Croatia
76.1 years
in 2024
United States
76.5 years
in 2024
Croatia rank
60th
United States rank
58th

Life expectancy at birth, male (years) over time

  • Croatia
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 76.5 years against 76.1 years in Croatia, a difference of 0.4 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Croatia ranks 60th and United States ranks 58th of 218 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 65.19 years 66.73 years 1.54 years United States
1970s 66.68 years 68.47 years 1.79 years United States
1980s 67.16 years 71.01 years 3.85 years United States
1990s 68.07 years 72.76 years 4.69 years United States
2000s 71.66 years 74.96 years 3.3 years United States
2010s 74.41 years 76.28 years 1.87 years United States
2020s 74.8 years 74.96 years 0.16 years United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Croatia or United States?
United States, at 76.5 years against 76.1 years in Croatia as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Croatia and United States?
0.4 years, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and United States?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Croatia and United States rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Croatia ranks 60th and United States ranks 58th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.