Life expectancy in Serbia
Serbia: Life expectancy was 75.41 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Serbia, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 75.41 years for life expectancy in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Serbia peaked at 75.82 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31.96 years, in 1870.
Serbia ranks 57th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Serbia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 31.96 years | — |
| 1880 | 32.75 years | +2.5% |
| 1890 | 33.99 years | +3.8% |
| 1900 | 37.08 years | +9.1% |
| 1913 | 39.93 years | +7.7% |
| 1925 | 41.78 years | +4.6% |
| 1929 | 44.55 years | +6.6% |
| 1933 | 45.06 years | +1.1% |
| 1938 | 51.02 years | +13.2% |
| 1950 | 58.12 years | +13.9% |
| 1955 | 63.02 years | +8.4% |
| 1960 | 63.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 65.9 years | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 67.94 years | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 69.61 years | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 73.73 years | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 74.52 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 70.31 years | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 71.77 years | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 71.44 years | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 72.71 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 74.38 years | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 75.82 years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 75.41 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 31.96 years | 31.96 years | 31.96 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 32.75 years | 32.75 years | 32.75 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 33.99 years | 33.99 years | 33.99 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 37.08 years | 37.08 years | 37.08 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 39.93 years | 39.93 years | 39.93 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 43.16 years | 41.78 years | 44.55 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 48.04 years | 45.06 years | 51.02 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 60.58 years | 58.12 years | 63.02 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 64.62 years | 63.33 years | 65.9 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 68.77 years | 67.94 years | 69.61 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 74.13 years | 73.73 years | 74.52 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 71.04 years | 70.31 years | 71.77 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.07 years | 71.44 years | 72.71 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 75.1 years | 74.38 years | 75.82 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 75.41 years | 75.41 years | 75.41 years | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Serbia?
- Life expectancy in Serbia was 75.41 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.82 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.96 years in 1870.
- How does Serbia rank for life expectancy?
- Serbia ranks 57th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.