Period versus cohort life expectancy in Slovakia
Slovakia: Period versus cohort life expectancy was 77.68 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
77.68
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
33rd
of 41 countries
All-time high
77.68
in 2019
All-time low
60.77
in 1950
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Slovakia, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 77.68 for period versus cohort life expectancy in 2019. That is the highest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period versus cohort life expectancy in Slovakia peaked at 77.68 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60.77, in 1950.
Slovakia ranks 33rd of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 60.77 | — |
| 1951 | 61.14 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 64.29 | +5.2% |
| 1953 | 65.64 | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 66.68 | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 67.84 | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 68.37 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 67.46 | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 69.36 | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 69.01 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 70.34 | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 70.79 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 70.33 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 70.69 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 71.08 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 70.28 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 70.42 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 70.97 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 70.46 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 69.81 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 69.72 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 69.86 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 70.3 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 70.03 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 70.18 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 70.3 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 70.47 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 70.41 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 70.42 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 70.74 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 70.38 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 70.62 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 70.76 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 70.48 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 70.71 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 70.72 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 70.89 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 71.07 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 71.13 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 70.94 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 70.82 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 70.92 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 71.37 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 71.88 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 72.33 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 72.25 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 72.74 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 72.69 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 72.57 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 72.97 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 73.14 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 73.57 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 73.76 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 73.82 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 74.22 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 74.16 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 74.42 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 74.49 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 74.86 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 75.22 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 75.5 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 76.01 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 76.18 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 76.52 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 76.86 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 76.65 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.22 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 77.22 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 77.26 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.68 | +0.5% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 77.68 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.92, 95% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 77.68 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.49, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66.06 | 60.77 | 69.36 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.52 | 69.81 | 71.08 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.24 | 69.72 | 70.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.77 | 70.38 | 71.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.05 | 70.82 | 72.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.17 | 73.14 | 75.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.71 | 75.5 | 77.68 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is period versus cohort life expectancy in Slovakia?
- Period versus cohort life expectancy in Slovakia was 77.68 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.68 in 2019.
- What is the lowest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.77 in 1950.
- How does Slovakia rank for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Slovakia ranks 33rd out of 41 countries with data for 2019.
- Is period versus cohort life expectancy rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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