Life expectancy at birth, male in Serbia
Serbia: Life expectancy at birth, male was 73.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.7 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
90th
of 217 countries
All-time high
73.8 years
in 2023
All-time low
63.96 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Serbia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 73.7 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Serbia peaked at 73.8 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.96 years, in 1960.
That places Serbia 90th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Serbia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.96 years | — |
| 1961 | 64.49 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 65.11 years | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 65.39 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 66.08 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 66.85 years | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 67.47 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 68.16 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 67.93 years | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 67.59 years | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 67.04 years | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 66.97 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 67.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 67.98 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 68.7 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 69.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 69.24 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 69.02 years | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 68.65 years | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 68.37 years | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 68.24 years | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 68.04 years | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 67.91 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 67.91 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 68.09 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 68.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 68.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 68.75 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 68.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 69.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 68.99 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 68.58 years | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 68.22 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 68.64 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 69.25 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 69.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 70.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 70.07 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 69.23 years | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 66.69 years | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 68.9 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 69.6 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 69.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 69.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 70 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 70.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 70.8 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 70.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 71.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 71.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 71.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 72 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 72.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 72.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 72.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.8 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 73.1 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 73.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 73.4 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 71.6 years | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 70 years | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 72.7 years | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 73.8 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 73.7 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.3 years | 63.96 years | 68.16 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.25 years | 66.97 years | 69.24 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.41 years | 67.91 years | 69.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.95 years | 66.69 years | 70.11 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.27 years | 68.9 years | 71.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.75 years | 71.8 years | 73.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.36 years | 70 years | 73.8 years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Serbia?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Serbia was 73.7 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.96 years in 1960.
- How does Serbia rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Serbia ranks 90th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.