Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Croatia
Croatia: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was -5.8 Years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Croatia, 2001–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Croatia is -5.8 Years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Croatia peaked at -5.8 Years in 2024 and was at its lowest, -7.4 Years, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | -7.4 Years | -6.9 Years | 9 |
| 2010s | -6.35 Years | -6.7 Years | -6 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.14 Years | -6.3 Years | -5.8 Years | 5 |
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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 -5.8 Years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.4 Years in 2008.
- How does Croatia rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Croatia ranks 1st 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 up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (male-female). 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.