Life expectancy at birth in Czechia
Life expectancy at birth in Czechia was 80.0 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Czechia, 2024
80.0
Change from 2023
+0.2%
European Union, 2024
81.6 years
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
82.0 years
Position in 2024
53rd of 217
Life expectancy at birth in Czechia over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Czechia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80.0 years | 81.6 years |
| 2023 | 79.8 years | 81.4 years |
| 2022 | 78.9 years | 80.7 years |
| 2021 | 77.2 years | 80.3 years |
| 2020 | 78.2 years | 80.4 years |
| 2019 | 79.2 years | 81.3 years |
| 2018 | 79.0 years | 81.0 years |
| 2017 | 79.0 years | 80.9 years |
| 2016 | 79.0 years | 81.0 years |
| 2015 | 78.6 years | 80.6 years |
| 2014 | 78.8 years | 80.9 years |
| 2013 | 78.2 years | 80.5 years |
| 2012 | 78.1 years | 80.2 years |
| 2011 | 77.9 years | 80.1 years |
| 2010 | 77.4 years | 79.6 years |
| 2009 | 77.1 years | 79.4 years |
| 2008 | 77.0 years | 79.1 years |
| 2007 | 76.7 years | 78.9 years |
| 2006 | 76.5 years | 78.7 years |
| 2005 | 75.9 years | 78.3 years |
| 2004 | 75.7 years | 78.1 years |
| 2003 | 75.2 years | 77.6 years |
| 2002 | 75.2 years | 77.5 years |
| 2001 | 75.2 years | 77.4 years |
| 2000 | 75.0 years | 77.1 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2% from 79.8 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 78.8 years, the figure has changed by +1.5%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Czechia has the 53rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 81.6 years.
More for Czechia
All statistics for Czechia
Life expectancy at birth
80.1 years
2024 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth, women
83.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
77.1 years
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
2.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
639 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
429 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat