Life expectancy vs. health spending in Serbia
Serbia: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 76.77 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Serbia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Serbia is 76.77 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Serbia peaked at 76.77 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.09 years, in 1950.
Serbia ranks 98th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.45 years | 55.09 years | 65.24 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 68.27 years | 65.7 years | 70.09 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.89 years | 69.72 years | 71.86 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.48 years | 71.03 years | 72.34 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.09 years | 69.99 years | 72.95 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.1 years | 72.28 years | 74.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.43 years | 74.38 years | 76.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.9 years | 72.85 years | 76.77 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 95 French Guiana 76.98 years compare
- 96 Curacao 76.8 years compare
- 97 Saint Helena 76.79 years compare
- 99 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 76.76 years compare
- 100 Malaysia 76.66 years compare
- 101 Tunisia 76.51 years compare
More health data for Serbia
- Population ages 65 and above, male 20.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 32,980 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 33,227 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 32,910 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 32,996 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 23.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 1.51 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 32,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 32,489 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 32,714 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Serbia?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Serbia was 76.77 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.77 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.09 years in 1950.
- How does Serbia rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Serbia ranks 98th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.