Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Croatia
Croatia: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was 5.8 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Croatia, 2001–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Croatia stood at 5.8 Years. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Croatia peaked at 7.4 Years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.8 Years, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.2 Years | — |
| 2002 | 7.3 Years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.1 Years | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 7 Years | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.1 Years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.9 Years | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 7 Years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 7.4 Years | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 6.9 Years | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 6.5 Years | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 6.6 Years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 6.7 Years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.5 Years | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 6.2 Years | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 6.1 Years | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.3 Years | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 6 Years | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 6.5 Years | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 6.1 Years | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 6.2 Years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 6.2 Years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.2 Years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.3 Years | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 5.8 Years | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1 Years | 6.9 Years | 7.4 Years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.35 Years | 6 Years | 6.7 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.14 Years | 5.8 Years | 6.3 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More health data for Croatia
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.857 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -5.8 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy 78.9 Years (2024)
- Infant health: low birthweight 5.4 Percentage of live births (2023)
- Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality 5.9 Deaths per 1 000 births (2024)
- Causes of mortality 51,275 Deaths (2023)
- Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence 17 Cases (2024)
- Hospital beds by function of healthcare 5.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2024)
- Hospital beds by sector 5.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2024)
- Hospitals 17.58 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Croatia?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Croatia was 5.8 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4 Years in 2008.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 Years in 2024.
- How does Croatia rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Croatia ranks 2nd out of 3 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.