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
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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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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.