Serbia vs Türkiye: Life expectancy
Serbia
75.41 years
in 2020
Türkiye
75.85 years
in 2020
Serbia rank
57th
Türkiye rank
54th
Life expectancy over time
- Serbia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 75.85 years against 75.41 years in Serbia, a difference of 0.44 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Serbia ahead.
Serbia ranks 57th and Türkiye ranks 54th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 12 and Türkiye in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 31.96 years | 26.36 years | 5.6 years | Serbia |
| 1880s | 32.75 years | 27.01 years | 5.74 years | Serbia |
| 1890s | 33.99 years | 28.03 years | 5.95 years | Serbia |
| 1900s | 37.08 years | 29.42 years | 7.66 years | Serbia |
| 1910s | 39.93 years | 30 years | 9.93 years | Serbia |
| 1920s | 43.16 years | 32.96 years | 10.2 years | Serbia |
| 1930s | 48.04 years | 35.22 years | 12.82 years | Serbia |
| 1950s | 60.58 years | 48.17 years | 12.4 years | Serbia |
| 1960s | 64.62 years | 52.13 years | 12.49 years | Serbia |
| 1970s | 68.77 years | 57.99 years | 10.78 years | Serbia |
| 1980s | 74.13 years | 61.14 years | 12.98 years | Serbia |
| 1990s | 71.04 years | 68.66 years | 2.38 years | Serbia |
| 2000s | 72.07 years | 72.7 years | 0.6235 years | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 75.1 years | 75.86 years | 0.7614 years | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 75.41 years | 75.85 years | 0.4443 years | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Serbia or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 75.85 years against 75.41 years in Serbia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Serbia and Türkiye?
- 0.44 years, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Türkiye?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Serbia and Türkiye rank globally for life expectancy?
- Serbia ranks 57th and Türkiye ranks 54th 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.