Health · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Czechia: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 80.0 yrs (2024), 53rd of 217 in the world and 29th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 83.0 yrs (2024), 51st of 217 in the world and 30th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 77.1 yrs (2024), 55th of 217 in the world and 30th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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17 indicators
Health: Czechia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 80.0 yrs2024 | 53/217 | 29/58 | 75.0 yrs | 77.4 yrs | 78.2 yrs | +1.5%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 83.0 yrs2024 | 51/217 | 30/58 | 78.4 yrs | 80.6 yrs | 81.3 yrs | +1.2%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 77.1 yrs2024 | 55/217 | 30/58 | 71.7 yrs | 74.4 yrs | 75.3 yrs | +1.7%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.12024 | 185/196 | 42/52 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | −16%since 2014 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.62024 | 184/196 | 41/52 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | −16%since 2014 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 1.42024 | 180/196 | 39/52 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | −13%since 2014 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 32023 | 183/194 | 44/51 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ±0.0%since 2013 | 11 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 89%2024 | 103/193 | 37/51 | 97% | 98% | 94% | −10.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 94% | 84% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 52024 | 177/208 | 40/52 | 18 | 8 | 4 | −14%since 2014 | 22 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 8.5%2024 | 51/193 | 19/52 | 5.7% | 7.5% | 9.0% | +1.0 ppsince 2014 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 14.1%2024 | 148/193 | 39/52 | 10.2% | 13.9% | 11.1% | −0.4 ppsince 2014 | 16.5% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 4.352022 | 22/180 | 17/50 | 3.38 | 3.60 | 4.15 | +18%since 2012 | 3.90 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 6.52022 | 13/182 | 9/51 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.6 | −6.3%since 2012 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 98.7%2024 | 90/206 | 40/56 | 98.0% | 98.3% | 98.7% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 99.1%2024 | 51/203 | 22/54 | 99.0% | 99.1% | 99.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 28.4%2024 | 37/166 | 21/48 | 34.7% | 31.9% | 29.3% | −3.5 ppsince 2010 | 24.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 5.92019 | 153/186 | 28/49 | 14.9 | 7.8 | 5.92019 | −34%since 2009 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.5%80.0 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+1.2%83.0 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.7%77.1 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−16%2.1 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Measles vaccination−10.0 pp89% in 2024
- Hospital beds−6.3%6.5 in 2022
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Czechia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Czechia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Czechia | Germany | Poland | Austria | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80.0 yrs2024 | 80.8 yrs2024 | 78.4 yrs2024 | 82.0 yrs2024 | 78.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 83.0 yrs2024 | 83.2 yrs2024 | 82.2 yrs2024 | 84.3 yrs2024 | 81.7 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 77.1 yrs2024 | 78.5 yrs2024 | 74.8 yrs2024 | 79.8 yrs2024 | 75.2 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 2.12024 | 3.12024 | 3.62024 | 2.82024 | 5.32024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 2.62024 | 3.72024 | 4.22024 | 3.32024 | 6.32024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 1.42024 | 2.32024 | 2.52024 | 2.22024 | 3.32024 |
| Maternal mortality | 32023 | 42023 | 22023 | 62023 | 42023 |
| Measles vaccination | 89%2024 | 96%2024 | 92%2024 | 90%2024 | 94%2024 |
| Tuberculosis | 52024 | 52024 | 112024 | 52024 | 32024 |