Croatia vs Poland: Life expectancy at birth, total
Croatia
78.93 years
in 2024
Poland
78.41 years
in 2024
Croatia rank
58th
Poland rank
61st
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Croatia
- Poland
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 78.93 years against 78.41 years in Poland, a difference of 0.52 years.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Poland ahead.
Croatia ranks 58th and Poland ranks 61st of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.77 years | 68.85 years | 1.08 years | Poland |
| 1970s | 70.04 years | 70.46 years | 0.4296 years | Poland |
| 1980s | 70.86 years | 70.87 years | 0.0118 years | Poland |
| 1990s | 72.08 years | 71.87 years | 0.2142 years | Croatia |
| 2000s | 75.1 years | 74.85 years | 0.2527 years | Croatia |
| 2010s | 77.48 years | 77.29 years | 0.1929 years | Croatia |
| 2020s | 77.79 years | 77.12 years | 0.6703 years | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Croatia or Poland?
- Croatia, at 78.93 years against 78.41 years in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Croatia and Poland?
- 0.52 years, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Poland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Poland rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Croatia ranks 58th and Poland ranks 61st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.