Life expectancy in Czechia
Czechia: Life expectancy was 77.2 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Czechia, 1960–2021
Source: OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2021, life expectancy in Czechia stood at 77.2 years.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Czechia peaked at 79.3 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.6 years, in 1969.
Czechia ranks 30th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.37 years | 69.6 years | 70.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.36 years | 69.6 years | 70.9 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.12 years | 70.4 years | 71.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.3 years | 71.5 years | 74.9 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.15 years | 75.1 years | 77.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.63 years | 77.7 years | 79.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.75 years | 77.2 years | 78.3 years | 2 |
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More health data for Czechia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 52,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 49,807 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 53,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 50,710 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 53,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 51,596 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Czechia?
- Life expectancy in Czechia was 77.2 years in 2021, according to OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6 years in 1969.
- How does Czechia rank for life expectancy?
- Czechia ranks 30th out of 49 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth, in a given year.