Croatia vs Uruguay: Life expectancy
Croatia
77.98 years
in 2020
Uruguay
78.43 years
in 2020
Croatia rank
40th
Uruguay rank
37th
Life expectancy over time
- Croatia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 78.43 years against 77.98 years in Croatia, a difference of 0.45 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 37th of 162 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.72 years | 70.93 years | 0.211 years | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 72.72 years | 73.53 years | 0.8106 years | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 75 years | 75.61 years | 0.6132 years | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 77.18 years | 77.17 years | 0.0121 years | Croatia |
| 2020s | 77.98 years | 78.43 years | 0.4453 years | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Croatia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 78.43 years against 77.98 years in Croatia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Croatia and Uruguay?
- 0.45 years, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Uruguay?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Croatia and Uruguay rank globally for life expectancy?
- Croatia ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 37th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.