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Czechia: Life Expectancy

An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.

Latest value

· 2024

80.10 Years

EU 80.77 · -0.7 pp vs Europe

European ranking

23 / 35

No change compared with previous year

Recent trend

Open trend

Population

10.9M

Country population · 2024

What this indicator measures

Measures the average number of years a newborn would live if the age-specific mortality conditions observed in the reference period remained applicable throughout life.

Higher values generally represent a more favorable situation.

Data source: Eurostat Life expectancy at birth TPS00205

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· 2024 · 8 regions

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Internal regions

Comparison of values across the country's regions for this indicator.

  1. 1

    Praha

    +2.25

    81.90

  2. 2
    +0.62

    80.60

  3. 3
    +0.37

    80.40

  4. 4
    +0.25

    80.30

  5. 5
    +0.12

    80.20

  6. 6
    -0.25

    79.90

  7. 7
    -1.75

    78.70

  8. 8
    -2.25

    78.30

More context on this indicator

At a glance

Czechia performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Life expectancy at birth, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to confirmed improvement. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths. Regional evidence also shows internal variation.

European comparison in Czechia

In Czechia, Life expectancy is noticeably worse than the European benchmark: 80.1 years versus 80.8 years in 2024, with a gap of 0.7 years.

Recent trend

In Czechia, the medium-term pattern shows improvement: the value moved from 79.3 years in 2019 to 80.1 years in 2024. The latest step, from 79.9 years in 2023 to 80.1 years in 2024, confirms the improvement. The recent signal is weaker than the primary one.

Regional differences in Czechia

In Czechia, regional values for Life expectancy are relatively close. Across 8 comparable regions, Praha records the highest value (81.9 Years) and Severozápad the lowest (78.3 Years), a gap of 3.6 years.

Reading within the topic

In Czechia, Quality of Life & Household Conditions shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. No material recent change is detected among related indicators.