China vs Czechia: Life expectancy
China
78.08 years
in 2020
Czechia
78.57 years
in 2020
China rank
39th
Czechia rank
36th
Life expectancy over time
- China
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 78.57 years against 78.08 years in China, a difference of 0.49 years.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Czechia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 39th and Czechia ranks 36th of 162 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 33.71 years | 8.71 years | Czechia |
| 1880s | 25 years | 33.71 years | 8.71 years | Czechia |
| 1890s | 25 years | 35 years | 10 years | Czechia |
| 1900s | 25 years | 38.81 years | 13.81 years | Czechia |
| 1910s | 25 years | 42.71 years | 17.71 years | Czechia |
| 1920s | 28.5 years | 52.08 years | 23.58 years | Czechia |
| 1930s | 34.5 years | 55.17 years | 20.67 years | Czechia |
| 1950s | 42.72 years | 66.13 years | 23.41 years | Czechia |
| 1960s | 45.6 years | 69.99 years | 24.4 years | Czechia |
| 1970s | 63.21 years | 69.9 years | 6.69 years | Czechia |
| 1980s | 66.44 years | 70.89 years | 4.46 years | Czechia |
| 1990s | 69.01 years | 72.29 years | 3.29 years | Czechia |
| 2000s | 73 years | 75.57 years | 2.57 years | Czechia |
| 2010s | 76.29 years | 78.08 years | 1.79 years | Czechia |
| 2020s | 78.08 years | 78.57 years | 0.498 years | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, China or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 78.57 years against 78.08 years in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between China and Czechia?
- 0.49 years, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Czechia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do China and Czechia rank globally for life expectancy?
- China ranks 39th and Czechia ranks 36th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.