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Mortality in Czechia, by the numbers

Czechia sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 80.0 years of life, 52nd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Czechia, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
80.0 yrs
52nd of 212
Recorded alcohol per adult
12.0 L
5th highest of 185
Infant mortality
2.1 /1,000
12th lowest of 192

17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Czechia ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 80.0 yrs 52 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 5.9 /1,000 141 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 10.3 /1,000 33 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 20.3 yrs 48 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 65.6 /1,000 96 of 212 2021
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 5.9 yrs 62 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 73.4 men/100 women 62 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 2.1 /1,000 181 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 3.0 /100k 180 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 14.2 % 129 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 13.3 /100k 40 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 5.9 /100k 151 of 187 2019
Adult obesity 21.4 % 44 of 143 2014
Recorded alcohol per adult 12.0 L 5 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 20.8 % 25 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $2,693 33 of 191 2024
GDP per capita $31,823 52 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Czechia's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 5th highest recorded alcohol per adult in the world (12.0 L) and the 12th lowest infant mortality in the world (2.1 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Czechia; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.