Life expectancy by age and sex in Croatia
Croatia: Life expectancy by age and sex was 78.9 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
78.9
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
27th
of 44 countries
All-time high
78.9
in 2024
All-time low
74.6
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Life expectancy by age and sex in Croatia, 2001–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by age and sex in Croatia is 78.9, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Croatia peaked at 78.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.6, in 2001.
Croatia ranks 27th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Life expectancy by age and sex in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 74.6 | — |
| 2002 | 74.7 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 74.6 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 75.4 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 75.3 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 75.9 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 75.8 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 76 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 76.3 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.7 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 77.2 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 77.3 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.8 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 77.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 77.4 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 78 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 77.8 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 78 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 78.3 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 77.6 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 76.6 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 77.7 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 78.5 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 78.9 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.4 | 74.6 | 76.3 | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.63 | 76.7 | 78.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.86 | 76.6 | 78.9 | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0851 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,529 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0706 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Croatia?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Croatia was 78.9 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.6 in 2001.
- How does Croatia rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Croatia ranks 27th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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