Womens life expectancy at birth in Serbia
Serbia: Womens life expectancy at birth was 80.04 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.04
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
96th
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.04
in 2023
All-time low
56.45
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Serbia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 80.04 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Serbia peaked at 80.04 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.45, in 1950.
That places Serbia 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 56.45 | — |
| 1951 | 57.02 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 58.65 | +2.9% |
| 1953 | 60.85 | +3.8% |
| 1954 | 61.74 | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 62.44 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 63.1 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 64.57 | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 65.76 | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 66.78 | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 67.3 | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 67.96 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 68.83 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 69.17 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 69.77 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 70.44 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 71.24 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 71.87 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 72.08 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 72.34 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 72.35 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 72.39 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 72.49 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 72.9 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 73.43 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 73.91 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 74.38 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 74.44 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 74.17 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 73.94 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 73.9 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 74.2 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 74.19 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 74.31 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 74.25 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 74.44 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 74.64 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 74.95 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 75.22 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 75.42 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 75.48 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 75.34 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 75.08 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 75.11 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 75.31 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 75.63 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 75.61 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 75.72 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 75.31 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 73.32 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 75.5 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 75.45 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 75.73 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.88 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 76.04 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 76.31 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 76.61 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 76.93 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 77.13 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 77.31 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 77.58 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 77.89 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 78.28 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 78.53 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 78.68 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 78.82 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 78.88 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.88 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79.11 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.36 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.1 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 76.15 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 79.25 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 80.04 | +1.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 80.04 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.75, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 80.04 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.57, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.73 | 56.45 | 66.78 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.1 | 67.3 | 72.34 | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.44 | 72.35 | 74.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.55 | 73.9 | 75.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.19 | 73.32 | 75.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.29 | 75.45 | 77.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.6 | 77.58 | 79.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.39 | 76.15 | 80.04 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -5.26 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3584 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0231 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Serbia?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Serbia was 80.04 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.04 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.45 in 1950.
- How does Serbia rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Serbia ranks 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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