What is life expectancy in Slovakia?

Life expectancy in Slovakia was 78.34 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 recorded in Slovakia?

The highest recorded value was 78.34 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Slovakia?

The lowest recorded value was 44.2 years in 1921.

How does Slovakia rank for life expectancy?

Slovakia ranks 72nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy 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 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Slovakia

Name: Life expectancy in Slovakia
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Slovakia: Life expectancy 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

44.2 years

in 1921

Years of data

1921–2023

Life expectancy in Slovakia, 1921–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Slovakia stood at 78.34 years. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Slovakia peaked at 78.34 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.2 years, in 1921.

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 77 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1920s	44.2 years	44.2 years	44.2 years	1
1930s	51.55 years	49.9 years	53.2 years	2
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

Countries ranked near Slovakia

69 Poland 78.63 years compare
70 Wallis and Futuna 78.63 years compare
71 Croatia 78.58 years compare
73 Uruguay 78.14 years compare
74 Cuba 78.09 years compare
75 Turks and Caicos Islands 78.01 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Slovakia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,433 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 28 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 27,977 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,819 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 27,064 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 25,532 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,969 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 24,537 (2025)

All data for Slovakia →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Slovakia?: Life expectancy in Slovakia was 78.34 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 recorded in Slovakia?: The highest recorded value was 78.34 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Slovakia?: The lowest recorded value was 44.2 years in 1921.
How does Slovakia rank for life expectancy?: Slovakia ranks 72nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy 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 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.