Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Serbia
Serbia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 5.91 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.91 years
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
29th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.54 years
in 2022
All-time low
1.6 years
in 1954
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Serbia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 5.91 years for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Serbia peaked at 6.54 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.6 years, in 1954.
Serbia ranks 29th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Serbia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.11 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.16 years | +2.4% |
| 1952 | 1.99 years | -7.7% |
| 1953 | 1.68 years | -15.7% |
| 1954 | 1.6 years | -4.6% |
| 1955 | 1.71 years | +6.6% |
| 1956 | 1.91 years | +12.0% |
| 1957 | 2.03 years | +6.0% |
| 1958 | 2.37 years | +17.0% |
| 1959 | 2.55 years | +7.5% |
| 1960 | 2.68 years | +5.0% |
| 1961 | 2.75 years | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 2.94 years | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 3 years | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 2.92 years | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 2.75 years | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 2.92 years | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 2.81 years | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 3.17 years | +12.9% |
| 1969 | 3.55 years | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 4.03 years | +13.7% |
| 1971 | 4.1 years | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 3.82 years | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 3.54 years | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 3.31 years | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 3.3 years | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 3.73 years | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 4.09 years | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 4.17 years | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 4.3 years | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 4.35 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 4.78 years | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 4.89 years | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 5.03 years | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 4.92 years | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 4.79 years | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 4.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 4.97 years | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 5.15 years | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 4.98 years | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 5.08 years | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 5.06 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 5.08 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 4.86 years | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 4.7 years | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 4.64 years | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 4.31 years | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 4.43 years | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 4.64 years | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 5 years | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 5.11 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 5.21 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 5.25 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 5.33 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 5.33 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.36 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.39 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.43 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 5.45 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.51 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.58 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 5.58 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.62 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.62 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.68 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.66 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.6 years | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 5.46 years | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 5.53 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 5.85 years | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 6.18 years | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 5.59 years | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 6.54 years | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 5.91 years | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.01 years | 1.6 years | 2.55 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.95 years | 2.68 years | 3.55 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.84 years | 3.3 years | 4.3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.87 years | 4.35 years | 5.15 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.78 years | 4.31 years | 5.08 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.34 years | 5.11 years | 5.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.62 years | 5.46 years | 5.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.05 years | 5.59 years | 6.54 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 26 Sao Tome and Principe 6.02 years compare
- 27 Saint Helena 5.99 years compare
- 28 Hungary 5.94 years compare
- 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.9 years compare
- 31 Guyana 5.89 years compare
- 32 Micronesia, Federated States of 5.85 years compare
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Serbia?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Serbia was 5.91 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.54 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 years in 1954.
- How does Serbia rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Serbia ranks 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.