Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Czechia
Czechia: Life expectancy at birth, female (years) was 83 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
51st
of 218 countries
All-time high
83 years
in 2024
All-time low
72.86 years
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Czechia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 83 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Czechia peaked at 83 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.86 years, in 1962.
Czechia ranks 51st of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.34 years | — |
| 1961 | 73.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 72.86 years | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 73.48 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 73.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 73.39 years | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 73.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 73.66 years | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 73.38 years | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 73.06 years | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 73 years | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 73.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 73.68 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 73.69 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 73.59 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 74 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 74.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 74.21 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 74.26 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 74.34 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 73.93 years | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 74.41 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 74.47 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 74.31 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 74.51 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 74.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 74.68 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 75.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 75.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 75.43 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 75.42 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 75.75 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 76.19 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 76.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 76.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 76.65 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 77.3 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 77.4 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 78.1 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 78.1 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 78.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 78.4 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 79 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 79.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 79.7 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 79.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 80.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.1 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 81.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 81.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 82 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 81.6 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 82.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 82 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 82 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.3 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 80.5 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 81.9 years | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 82.9 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 83 years | +0.1% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 83 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.48 years, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 83 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83 years, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.41 years | 72.86 years | 73.75 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.83 years | 73 years | 74.34 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.71 years | 73.93 years | 75.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.8 years | 75.42 years | 78.1 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.17 years | 78.4 years | 80.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.61 years | 80.6 years | 82.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.92 years | 80.5 years | 83 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Czechia?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Czechia was 83 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 83 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.86 years in 1962.
- How does Czechia rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Czechia ranks 51st out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.