Life expectancy, source comparison in Croatia
Croatia: Life expectancy, source comparison was 78.58 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy, source comparison in Croatia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy, source comparison in Croatia stood at 78.58 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Croatia peaked at 78.58 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.45 years, in 1950.
Croatia ranks 71st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.27 years | 58.45 years | 65.55 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 67.97 years | 65.95 years | 69.04 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.52 years | 69.17 years | 71.37 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.41 years | 70.66 years | 72.5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.48 years | 70.58 years | 73.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.24 years | 74 years | 76.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5 years | 76.68 years | 78.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.87 years | 77.14 years | 78.58 years | 4 |
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More health data for Croatia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,987 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 19,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,349 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 19,151 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 19,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 18,748 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy, source comparison in Croatia?
- Life expectancy, source comparison in Croatia was 78.58 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.58 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.45 years in 1950.
- How does Croatia rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
- Croatia ranks 71st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy, source comparison rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.