What is life expectancy in Czechia?

Life expectancy 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 recorded in Czechia?

The highest recorded value was 79.83 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Czechia?

The lowest recorded value was 34.95 years 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 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 Czechia

Name: Life expectancy in Czechia
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)

Czechia: Life expectancy was 79.83 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

79.83 years

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

58th

of 236 countries

All-time high

79.83 years

in 2023

All-time low

34.95 years

in 1875

Years of data

1875–2023

Life expectancy 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

In 2023, life expectancy in Czechia stood at 79.83 years. 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 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
61 Panama 79.59 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Czechia

Population ages 0-14, male 15.7% (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 55,624 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 53,012 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 55,972 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 53,144 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 56,963 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 53,981 (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 54,717 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 57,788 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 53,522 (2025)

All data for Czechia →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Czechia?: Life expectancy 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 recorded in Czechia?: The highest recorded value was 79.83 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Czechia?: The lowest recorded value was 34.95 years 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 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: 06 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.