Czechia vs France: Sex gap in life expectancy
Czechia
5.64 years
in 2023
France
5.66 years
in 2023
Czechia rank
85th
France rank
83rd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Czechia
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 5.66 years against 5.64 years in Czechia, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
Czechia ranks 85th and France ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and France in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.15 years | 6.18 years | 1.04 years | France |
| 1960s | 6.38 years | 7.17 years | 0.7851 years | France |
| 1970s | 7.04 years | 7.86 years | 0.8217 years | France |
| 1980s | 7.22 years | 8.19 years | 0.9684 years | France |
| 1990s | 7.21 years | 8.04 years | 0.8339 years | France |
| 2000s | 6.47 years | 7.13 years | 0.6649 years | France |
| 2010s | 5.97 years | 6.21 years | 0.2407 years | France |
| 2020s | 6 years | 5.98 years | 0.0265 years | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Czechia or France?
- France, at 5.66 years against 5.64 years in Czechia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Czechia and France?
- 0.02 years, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and France?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Czechia and France rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Czechia ranks 85th and France ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.