Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Czechia
Czechia: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group was 0.735 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
0.735
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
25th
of 33 countries
All-time high
0.7605
in 2016
All-time low
0.0983
in 1954
Years of data
69
1950–2018
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Czechia, 1950–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 0.735 for gender gap in life expectancy by age group in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Czechia peaked at 0.7605 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0983, in 1954.
That places Czechia 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1164 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1199 | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 0.1025 | -14.5% |
| 1953 | 0.146 | +42.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0983 | -32.6% |
| 1955 | 0.1445 | +47.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1603 | +10.9% |
| 1957 | 0.1444 | -9.9% |
| 1958 | 0.2067 | +43.2% |
| 1959 | 0.1995 | -3.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2318 | +16.2% |
| 1961 | 0.2092 | -9.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1815 | -13.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2112 | +16.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2256 | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2446 | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2522 | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2622 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2462 | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 0.242 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2199 | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2627 | +19.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2772 | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2641 | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2582 | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3177 | +23.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3179 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2871 | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.297 | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3253 | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3014 | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3243 | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3395 | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2999 | -11.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3132 | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.321 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3282 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3331 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3572 | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3618 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3895 | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4117 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4332 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.416 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3686 | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4157 | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4286 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4182 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.468 | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4501 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4989 | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4975 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.529 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5057 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5521 | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5341 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6193 | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5674 | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6005 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6051 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6517 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6477 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6597 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6641 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7516 | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6727 | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7605 | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7531 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.735 | -2.4% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.735 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9522, 77% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.735 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9211, 80% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1438 | 0.0983 | 0.2067 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2306 | 0.1815 | 0.2622 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2827 | 0.2199 | 0.3253 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.328 | 0.2999 | 0.3618 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.42 | 0.3686 | 0.468 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.551 | 0.4975 | 0.6193 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6996 | 0.6477 | 0.7605 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Czechia?
- Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Czechia was 0.735 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7605 in 2016.
- What is the lowest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0983 in 1954.
- How does Czechia rank for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Czechia ranks 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gender gap in life expectancy by age group rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in life expectancy by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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