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
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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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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 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.