Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Croatia
Croatia: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 5.63 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.63
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
47th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.71
in 1983
All-time low
2.7
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Croatia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Croatia is 5.63, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Croatia peaked at 6.71 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2.7, in 1950.
That places Croatia 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.7 | — |
| 1951 | 2.75 | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 2.76 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 2.75 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 2.82 | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 2.87 | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 2.95 | +2.7% |
| 1957 | 2.87 | -2.6% |
| 1958 | 3 | +4.4% |
| 1959 | 3.2 | +6.9% |
| 1960 | 3.42 | +6.7% |
| 1961 | 3.58 | +4.9% |
| 1962 | 3.57 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 3.65 | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 3.59 | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 3.72 | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 3.82 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 4.02 | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 4.23 | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 4.47 | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 4.64 | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 4.85 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 5 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 5.26 | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 5.58 | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 5.91 | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 6.24 | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 6.46 | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 6.7 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 6.7 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 6.49 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 6.38 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 6.53 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 6.71 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 6.67 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 6.38 | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 6.14 | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 6 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 5.78 | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 5.67 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 5.62 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 5.93 | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 5.53 | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 5.39 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 5.35 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 5.33 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.21 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 5.21 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.05 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 4.94 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 5.15 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 5.73 | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 6.13 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 6.32 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 6.21 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.24 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.26 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 6.25 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.22 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.08 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 5.91 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 5.92 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 6 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 6.03 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.9 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 5.83 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.73 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.6 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 5.96 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 5.75 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 5.81 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.77 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.54 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 5.63 | +1.6% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 5.63 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.33, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 5.63 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.71, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.87 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.81 | 3.42 | 4.47 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.73 | 4.64 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.28 | 5.67 | 6.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.36 | 4.94 | 5.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.06 | 5.15 | 6.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.86 | 5.6 | 6.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 | 5.54 | 5.81 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Croatia?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Croatia was 5.63 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.71 in 1983.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 in 1950.
- How does Croatia rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Croatia ranks 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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