Croatia vs Serbia: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 78.6 years in Croatia and 76.8 years in Serbia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Croatia, by 1.8 years, or 1.02 times that in Serbia.

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What the numbers say

Croatia has been higher since 1996, when it overtook Serbia.
In 2023, Croatia ranked 67 and Serbia ranked 92 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Croatia at 89 years and Serbia at 88.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Croatia	Serbia	World
2023	78.6	76.8	73.2
2022	78.3	75.5	72.6
2021	77.1	72.9	70.9
2020	77.5	74.5	71.9
2019	78.2	76.1	72.6
2018	77.9	76	72.4
2017	77.7	75.8	72.1
2016	77.6	75.7	71.9
2015	77.6	75.7	71.6
2014	77.5	75.5	71.4
2013	77.5	75.4	71.1
2012	77.3	75.1	70.8
2011	77	74.7	70.4
2010	76.7	74.4	70.1
2009	76.3	74.1	69.7
2008	76	73.9	69.3
2007	75.9	73.7	69
2006	75.7	73.4	68.6
2005	75.6	73.1	68.1
2004	75.3	72.9	67.7
2003	74.7	72.7	67.4
2002	74.7	72.6	67.1
2001	74.4	72.3	66.8
2000	74	72.3	66.4
1999	73.6	70	66
1998	73.2	72.3	65.7
1997	73	73	65.5
1996	73	72.9	65.2
1995	72.6	72.7	64.9
1994	72.6	72.3	64.3
1993	72.3	71.9	64.4
1992	71.7	71.6	64.3
1991	70.6	71.9	64.1
1990	72.2	72.2	64
1989	72.5	72.3	63.8
1988	72.2	72	63.4
1987	71.9	71.9	63.2
1986	71.8	71.6	62.7
1985	71.5	71.4	62.2
1984	71	71.2	61.9
1983	70.8	71.1	61.5
1982	70.7	71	61.3
1981	70.9	71.1	60.9
1980	71	71.1	60.5
1979	71.1	71.2	60.2
1978	71.3	71.4	59.5
1977	71.4	71.8	59.2
1976	71.4	71.9	58.6
1975	71	71.6	58.3
1974	70.6	71.1	58.1
1973	70.1	70.5	57.7
1972	69.8	70	57.2
1971	69.5	69.7	56
1970	69.2	69.7	56.3
1969	69	70	56
1968	68.9	70.1	55.6
1967	69	70.1	55.1
1966	68.9	69.4	54.6
1965	68.5	68.7	54
1964	68	68	54.3
1963	67.6	67.4	53.7
1962	67.3	67	53.2
1961	66.6	66.3	50.4
1960	66	65.7	47.8
1959	65.6	65.2	49.6
1958	65	64.3	51.6
1957	64.4	63.2	51.1
1956	63.6	61.9	50.7
1955	63.1	61.4	50.2
1954	62.2	60.7	49.7
1953	61.5	59.8	48.8
1952	59.8	57.4	48.2
1951	59	55.6	47.1
1950	58.5	55.1	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Croatia	Serbia	World
2024	78.877.8–79.7	76.975.9–78	73.3
2025	78.977.4–80.3	77.175.7–78.6	73.5
2026	79.177.3–80.8	77.375.4–79.1	73.8
2027	79.377.2–81.3	77.575.4–79.5	73.9
2028	79.477.1–81.7	77.775.3–79.9	74.1
2029	79.677–81.9	77.975.2–80.4	74.2
2030	79.877–82.4	78.175.1–80.7	74.4
2031	79.977–82.7	78.275.1–81.1	74.5
2032	80.176.9–83	78.475.2–81.5	74.7
2033	80.376.9–83.3	78.675.2–81.8	74.8
2034	80.477–83.6	78.875.3–82	75
2035	80.676.9–83.8	7975.2–82.3	75.1
2036	80.777–84	79.175.2–82.5	75.3
2037	80.977–84.3	79.375.2–82.8	75.4
2038	8177.1–84.6	79.575.3–83.1	75.5
2039	81.277–84.9	79.775.2–83.3	75.7
2040	81.476.9–85.1	79.875.3–83.6	75.8
2041	81.577–85.3	8075.3–83.8	75.9
2042	81.777.2–85.5	80.275.4–84.2	76.1
2043	81.977–85.6	80.375.6–84.3	76.2
2044	8277.1–85.9	80.575.7–84.5	76.3
2045	82.277.2–86.1	80.775.7–84.8	76.5
2046	82.377–86.3	80.975.7–84.8	76.6
2047	82.577.4–86.6	8175.8–85.1	76.7
2048	82.677.5–86.8	81.275.8–85.3	76.8
2049	82.877.3–87	81.475.8–85.6	76.9
2050	82.977.4–87.1	81.575.9–85.8	77
2051	8377.5–87.4	81.776–86	77.1
2052	83.277.7–87.6	81.876–86.3	77.2
2053	83.377.8–87.8	8276.1–86.4	77.3
2054	83.577.9–87.9	82.276.2–86.5	77.4
2055	83.678–88.3	82.376.2–86.8	77.6
2056	83.778–88.3	82.576.3–86.9	77.7
2057	83.978.2–88.5	82.676.4–87.1	77.8
2058	8478.2–88.7	82.876.5–87.4	77.9
2059	84.178.3–88.9	82.976.6–87.6	78
2060	84.378.4–89.1	83.176.8–87.8	78.1
2061	84.478.5–89.4	83.277–87.8	78.2
2062	84.578.5–89.6	83.477.1–88.1	78.3
2063	84.778.6–89.7	83.577.1–88.3	78.4
2064	84.878.5–89.9	83.777.2–88.6	78.5
2065	84.978.5–90.2	83.877.2–88.7	78.6
2066	8578.6–90.4	83.977.2–88.9	78.7
2067	85.178.7–90.6	84.177.3–89.1	78.8
2068	85.379–90.9	84.277.3–89.4	78.9
2069	85.479–90.9	84.377.5–89.6	79
2070	85.579.1–91.1	84.577.7–89.8	79.1
2071	85.679.3–91.3	84.677.9–90	79.2
2072	85.779.4–91.3	84.878.1–90	79.3
2073	85.979.7–91.5	84.978.1–90.2	79.4
2074	8679.6–91.5	8578.2–90.6	79.4
2075	86.179.7–91.8	85.278.3–90.9	79.5
2076	86.279.9–92	85.378.5–91	79.6
2077	86.379.9–92.2	85.478.7–91.1	79.7
2078	86.580.1–92.3	85.578.8–91.4	79.8
2079	86.679.9–92.6	85.778.8–91.5	79.9
2080	86.780.3–92.7	85.878.8–91.7	80
2081	86.880.6–93	85.978.8–91.9	80.1
2082	86.980.5–93.1	86.179.1–92.1	80.2
2083	8780.6–93.2	86.279.4–92.4	80.3
2084	87.281.1–93.4	86.379.3–92.5	80.3
2085	87.380.9–93.6	86.579.4–92.6	80.4
2086	87.481–93.9	86.679.6–92.8	80.5
2087	87.581–94.2	86.779.7–92.9	80.6
2088	87.681.1–94.4	86.879.9–93.2	80.7
2089	87.781.4–94.6	8780.1–93.4	80.8
2090	87.881.3–94.8	87.180.2–93.7	80.9
2091	8881.2–95	87.280.1–93.7	81
2092	88.181.5–95.1	87.380.2–94	81
2093	88.281.5–94.9	87.580.6–94.1	81.1
2094	88.381.5–95.2	87.680.9–94.4	81.2
2095	88.481.5–95.4	87.780.9–94.5	81.3
2096	88.581.7–95.5	87.881.2–94.7	81.4
2097	88.681.8–95.8	87.981.1–95	81.5
2098	88.781.9–96.2	88.181.2–95.2	81.6
2099	88.982–96.3	88.281.4–95.2	81.7
2100	8981.9–96.4	88.381.5–95.3	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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