Life expectancy at birth in Slovakia
Slovakia: Life expectancy at birth was 78.34 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
78.34 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
72nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
78.34 years
in 2023
All-time low
60.78 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth in Slovakia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Slovakia is 78.34 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Slovakia peaked at 78.34 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.78 years, in 1950.
Slovakia ranks 72nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 60.78 years | — |
| 1951 | 61.15 years | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 64.3 years | +5.2% |
| 1953 | 65.65 years | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 66.69 years | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 67.85 years | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 68.37 years | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 67.46 years | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 69.36 years | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 69.01 years | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 70.34 years | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 70.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 70.33 years | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 70.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 71.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 70.28 years | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 70.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 70.97 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 70.46 years | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 69.8 years | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 69.72 years | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 69.86 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 70.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 70.03 years | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 70.18 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 70.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 70.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 70.41 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 70.42 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 70.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 70.38 years | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 70.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 70.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 70.47 years | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 70.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 70.72 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 70.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 71.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 71.13 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 70.94 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 70.82 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 70.92 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 71.36 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 71.88 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 72.33 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 72.25 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 72.74 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 72.69 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 72.57 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 72.96 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 73.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 73.57 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 73.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 73.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 74.22 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 74.16 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 74.42 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 74.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 74.86 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 75.22 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 75.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 76.02 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 76.18 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 76.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 76.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 76.65 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.22 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 77.22 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 77.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 76.86 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 74.59 years | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 77.04 years | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 78.34 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66.06 years | 60.78 years | 69.36 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.52 years | 69.8 years | 71.08 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.24 years | 69.72 years | 70.74 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.77 years | 70.38 years | 71.13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.05 years | 70.82 years | 72.96 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.17 years | 73.14 years | 75.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.71 years | 75.5 years | 77.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.71 years | 74.59 years | 78.34 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Slovakia?
- Life expectancy at birth in Slovakia was 78.34 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.34 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.78 years in 1950.
- How does Slovakia rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Slovakia ranks 72nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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