Romania vs Serbia: Life expectancy
Romania
75.35 years
in 2020
Serbia
75.41 years
in 2020
Romania rank
59th
Serbia rank
57th
Life expectancy over time
- Romania
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 75.41 years against 75.35 years in Romania, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Serbia ahead.
Romania ranks 59th and Serbia ranks 57th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 3 and Serbia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 30.13 years | 31.96 years | 1.83 years | Serbia |
| 1880s | 30.88 years | 32.75 years | 1.87 years | Serbia |
| 1890s | 32.04 years | 33.99 years | 1.94 years | Serbia |
| 1900s | 34.96 years | 37.08 years | 2.12 years | Serbia |
| 1910s | 37.65 years | 39.93 years | 2.28 years | Serbia |
| 1920s | 40.7 years | 43.16 years | 2.47 years | Serbia |
| 1930s | 45.35 years | 48.04 years | 2.69 years | Serbia |
| 1950s | 62.17 years | 60.58 years | 1.59 years | Romania |
| 1960s | 66.94 years | 64.62 years | 2.33 years | Romania |
| 1970s | 69.05 years | 68.77 years | 0.2796 years | Romania |
| 1980s | 69.61 years | 74.13 years | 4.52 years | Serbia |
| 1990s | 69.64 years | 71.04 years | 1.4 years | Serbia |
| 2000s | 70.95 years | 72.07 years | 1.13 years | Serbia |
| 2010s | 74.39 years | 75.1 years | 0.7032 years | Serbia |
| 2020s | 75.35 years | 75.41 years | 0.0601 years | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Romania or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 75.41 years against 75.35 years in Romania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Romania and Serbia?
- 0.06 years, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Serbia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Romania and Serbia rank globally for life expectancy?
- Romania ranks 59th and Serbia ranks 57th 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.