Life expectancy in Croatia
Croatia: Life expectancy was 77.98 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Croatia, 1980–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, life expectancy in Croatia stood at 77.98 years. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Croatia peaked at 77.98 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 70.55 years, in 1980.
That places Croatia 40th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Life expectancy in Croatia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 70.55 years | — |
| 1985 | 70.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 72.25 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 73.19 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 74.58 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 75.41 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 76.8 years | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 77.56 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 77.98 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.72 years | 70.55 years | 70.9 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 72.72 years | 72.25 years | 73.19 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 75 years | 74.58 years | 75.41 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 77.18 years | 76.8 years | 77.56 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 77.98 years | 77.98 years | 77.98 years | 1 |
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More health data for Croatia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0851 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- 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 in Croatia?
- Life expectancy in Croatia was 77.98 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.98 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.55 years in 1980.
- How does Croatia rank for life expectancy?
- Croatia ranks 40th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.