Life expectancy (Our World) in Czechia
Czechia: Life expectancy (Our World) was 79.83 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.83
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
58th
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.83
in 2023
All-time low
34.95
in 1875
Years of data
79
1875–2023
Life expectancy in Czechia, 1875–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy in Czechia stood at 79.83. 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 in Czechia peaked at 79.83 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.95, 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.
Life expectancy (Our World) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1875 | 34.95 | — |
| 1900 | 40.27 | +15.2% |
| 1910 | 44.31 | +10.1% |
| 1930 | 55.55 | +25.4% |
| 1937 | 58.45 | +5.2% |
| 1950 | 64.41 | +10.2% |
| 1951 | 65.27 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 66.86 | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 67.55 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 68.05 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 68.98 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 69.37 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 69.03 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 69.97 | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 69.89 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 70.45 | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 70.62 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 69.89 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 70.39 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 70.59 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 70.26 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 70.45 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 70.35 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 69.91 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 69.42 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 69.49 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 69.74 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 70.23 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 70.09 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 70.17 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 70.48 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 70.6 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 70.64 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 70.71 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 70.82 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 70.34 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 70.77 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 70.88 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 70.64 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 70.9 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 71.1 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 71.05 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 71.51 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 71.71 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 71.75 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 71.41 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 71.97 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 72.33 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 72.85 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 73.08 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 73.18 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 73.83 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 73.95 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 74.55 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 74.74 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 74.98 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 75.31 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.44 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 75.4 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 75.94 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 76.16 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 76.71 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 76.92 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 77.17 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 77.26 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 77.57 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 77.81 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 78 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 78.17 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 78.74 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 78.56 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 78.97 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 78.93 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.96 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.19 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.24 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 77.23 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 79.16 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 79.83 | +0.8% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 79.83 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 79.83 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy (Our World) in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | +25.4% | 44.31 | 55.55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 34.95 | 34.95 | 34.95 | 1 |
| 1900s | 40.27 | 40.27 | 40.27 | 1 |
| 1910s | 44.31 | 44.31 | 44.31 | 1 |
| 1930s | 57 | 55.55 | 58.45 | 2 |
| 1950s | 67.94 | 64.41 | 69.97 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.23 | 69.42 | 70.62 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.3 | 69.49 | 70.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.07 | 70.34 | 71.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.19 | 71.41 | 74.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.13 | 74.98 | 77.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.49 | 77.57 | 79.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.62 | 77.23 | 79.83 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.7726 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 34 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0234 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Czechia?
- Life expectancy in Czechia was 79.83 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.83 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.95 in 1875.
- How does Czechia rank for life expectancy?
- Czechia ranks 58th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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