Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Croatia
Croatia: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth was 6.28 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Croatia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 6.28 for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth 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, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Croatia peaked at 10.13 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.97, 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.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.49 | — |
| 1951 | 4.55 | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 4.23 | -7.0% |
| 1953 | 4.02 | -5.1% |
| 1954 | 3.97 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 3.99 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 4.05 | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 4.09 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 4.35 | +6.2% |
| 1959 | 4.64 | +6.8% |
| 1960 | 4.8 | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 5.03 | +4.9% |
| 1962 | 4.9 | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 5.11 | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 5.05 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 5.19 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 5.22 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 5.57 | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 5.94 | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 6.17 | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 6.43 | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 6.71 | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 6.94 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 7.1 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 7.43 | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 7.71 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 7.95 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 8.15 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 8.37 | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 8.4 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 8.17 | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 8.12 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 8.29 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 8.47 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 8.39 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 7.98 | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 7.68 | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 7.56 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 7.34 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 7.23 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 7.96 | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 10.13 | +27.3% |
| 1992 | 8.92 | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 8.01 | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 7.64 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 7.43 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 6.78 | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 6.56 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 6.32 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 6.16 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 6.36 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 6.95 | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 7.38 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 7.56 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 7.34 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 7.26 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 7.26 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 7.31 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 7.26 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 7.07 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 6.77 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 6.75 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.8 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.76 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 6.57 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 6.51 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 6.42 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.31 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 6.83 | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 6.47 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 6.46 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 6.32 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 6.35 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.28 | -1.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 6.28 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.98, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 6.28 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.4, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +27.3% | 7.96 | 10.13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.24 | 3.97 | 4.64 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.3 | 4.8 | 6.17 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.52 | 6.43 | 8.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.92 | 7.23 | 8.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.59 | 6.16 | 10.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.18 | 6.36 | 7.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.62 | 6.31 | 6.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.35 | 6.28 | 6.46 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0851 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7791 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0206 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Croatia?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Croatia was 6.28 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.13 in 1991.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.97 in 1954.
- How does Croatia rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Croatia ranks 61st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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