Sex gap in life expectancy in Croatia
Croatia: Sex gap in life expectancy was 6.28 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.28 years
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
61st
of 236 countries
All-time high
10.13 years
in 1991
All-time low
3.97 years
in 1954
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Croatia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 6.28 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Croatia peaked at 10.13 years in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.97 years, in 1954.
Croatia ranks 61st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Croatia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.49 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.55 years | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 4.23 years | -7.0% |
| 1953 | 4.02 years | -5.1% |
| 1954 | 3.97 years | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 3.99 years | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 4.05 years | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 4.09 years | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 4.35 years | +6.2% |
| 1959 | 4.64 years | +6.8% |
| 1960 | 4.8 years | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 5.03 years | +4.9% |
| 1962 | 4.9 years | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 5.11 years | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 5.05 years | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 5.19 years | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 5.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 5.57 years | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 5.94 years | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 6.17 years | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 6.43 years | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 6.71 years | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 6.94 years | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 7.1 years | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 7.43 years | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 7.71 years | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 7.95 years | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 8.15 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 8.37 years | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 8.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 8.17 years | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 8.12 years | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 8.29 years | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 8.47 years | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 8.39 years | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 7.98 years | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 7.68 years | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 7.56 years | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 7.34 years | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 7.23 years | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 7.96 years | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 10.13 years | +27.3% |
| 1992 | 8.92 years | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 8.01 years | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 7.64 years | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 7.43 years | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 6.78 years | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 6.56 years | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 6.32 years | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 6.16 years | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 6.36 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 6.95 years | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 7.38 years | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 7.56 years | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 7.34 years | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 7.26 years | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 7.26 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 7.31 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 7.26 years | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 7.07 years | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 6.77 years | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 6.75 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.8 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.76 years | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 6.57 years | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 6.51 years | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 6.42 years | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.31 years | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 6.83 years | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 6.47 years | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 6.46 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 6.32 years | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 6.35 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.28 years | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.24 years | 3.97 years | 4.64 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.3 years | 4.8 years | 6.17 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.52 years | 6.43 years | 8.4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.92 years | 7.23 years | 8.47 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.59 years | 6.16 years | 10.13 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.18 years | 6.36 years | 7.56 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.62 years | 6.31 years | 6.83 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.35 years | 6.28 years | 6.46 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Croatia?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Croatia was 6.28 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 recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.13 years in 1991.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.97 years in 1954.
- How does Croatia rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Croatia ranks 61st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.