Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Croatia

Life expectancy at birth in Croatia in 2024 — 78.9 years. Ranked 59 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 20.1%.

2024 78.9 years +0.58% vs 2023
World rank 59of 217
Period maximum 78.9 years2024
Period minimum 65.7 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Croatia, 1960–20246570758019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 65.7 years1962: 67.1 years1964: 67.8 years1966: 68.7 years1968: 68.7 years1970: 69 years1972: 69.6 years1974: 70.4 years1976: 70.5 years1978: 70.5 years1980: 70.2 years1982: 70.5 years1984: 70.2 years1986: 71.4 years1988: 71.5 years1990: 72.2 years1992: 71.2 years1994: 71.8 years1996: 72.4 years1998: 72.3 years2000: 72.8 years2002: 74.7 years2004: 75.5 years2006: 75.8 years2008: 75.9 years2010: 76.5 years2012: 77.2 years2014: 77.7 years2016: 77.9 years2018: 77.9 years2020: 77.5 years2022: 77.6 years2024: 78.9 years
Change over the period: +13.2 (+20.05%) Average annual rate: 0.29 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Croatia

Croatia 78.9 years
World 73.5 years
Southern Europe computed 82.8 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 78.9 +0.5 +0.58%
2023 78.5 +0.9 +1.16%
2022 77.6 +1.2 +1.51%
2021 76.4 −1.1 −1.42%
2020 77.5 −0.7 −0.89%
2019 78.2 +0.3 +0.39%
2018 77.9 +0.2 +0.25%
2017 77.7 −0.2 −0.25%
2016 77.9 +0.6 +0.84%
2015 77.3 −0.4 −0.58%
2014 77.7 +0.2 +0.2%
2013 77.6 +0.4 +0.52%
2012 77.2 +0.4 +0.51%
2011 76.8 +0.3 +0.39%
2010 76.5 +0.3 +0.4%
2009 76.2 +0.3 +0.34%
2008 75.9 +0.2 +0.27%
2007 75.7 −0.1 −0.17%
2006 75.8 +0.6 +0.79%
2005 75.2 −0.3 −0.36%
2004 75.5 +0.9 +1.21%
2003 74.6 −0.1 −0.14%
2002 74.7 +0.2 +0.27%
2001 74.5 +1.7 +2.34%
2000 72.8 +0.2 +0.23%
1999 72.6 +0.3 +0.45%
1998 72.3 −0.2 −0.25%
1997 72.5 +0.1 +0.18%
1996 72.4 +0.3 +0.39%
1995 72.1 +0.3 +0.39%
1994 71.8 +0.3 +0.39%
1993 71.5 +0.3 +0.39%
1992 71.2 −0.9 −1.31%
1991 72.2 +0 +0.02%
1990 72.2 +0.3 +0.45%
1989 71.8 +0.4 +0.5%
1988 71.5 +0 +0.03%
1987 71.5 +0.1 +0.07%
1986 71.4 +0.5 +0.75%
1985 70.9 +0.7 +0.95%
1984 70.2 −0.1 −0.08%
1983 70.3 −0.2 −0.29%
1982 70.5 +0.1 +0.2%
1981 70.3 +0.2 +0.24%
1980 70.2 −0.3 −0.36%
1979 70.4 −0.1 −0.16%
1978 70.5 −0.2 −0.29%
1977 70.7 +0.3 +0.41%
1976 70.5 +0.5 +0.65%
1975 70 −0.4 −0.61%
1974 70.4 +0.5 +0.73%
1973 69.9 +0.3 +0.5%
1972 69.6 +0.3 +0.45%
1971 69.3 +0.3 +0.4%
1970 69 +0.2 +0.32%
1969 68.8 +0.1 +0.1%
1968 68.7 −0.1 −0.21%
1967 68.8 +0.1 +0.19%
1966 68.7 +0.4 +0.64%
1965 68.3 +0.4 +0.63%
1964 67.8 +0.4 +0.63%
1963 67.4 +0.4 +0.53%
1962 67.1 +0.7 +1.08%
1961 66.3 +0.6 +0.91%
1960 65.7

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.