Life expectancy for people of different ages in Czechia
Czechia: Life expectancy for people of different ages was 79.83 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy for people of different ages in Czechia, 1875–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 79.83 years for life expectancy for people of different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 79 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy for people of different ages in Czechia peaked at 79.83 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.95 years, in 1875.
Czechia ranks 58th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 79 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 34.95 years | 34.95 years | 34.95 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 40.27 years | 40.27 years | 40.27 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 44.31 years | 44.31 years | 44.31 years | 1 |
| 1930s | 57 years | 55.55 years | 58.45 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 67.94 years | 64.41 years | 69.97 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.23 years | 69.42 years | 70.62 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.3 years | 69.49 years | 70.82 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.07 years | 70.34 years | 71.75 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.19 years | 71.41 years | 74.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.13 years | 74.98 years | 77.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.49 years | 77.57 years | 79.19 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.62 years | 77.23 years | 79.83 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 55 Saint Martin (French part) 80.22 years compare
- 56 Faroe Islands 80.18 years compare
- 57 Oman 80.03 years compare
- 59 Jersey 79.71 years compare
- 60 Albania 79.6 years compare
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 for people of different ages in Czechia?
- Life expectancy for people of different ages in Czechia was 79.83 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.83 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.95 years in 1875.
- How does Czechia rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Czechia ranks 58th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy for people of different ages rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.