Czechia: health and care

What is the life expectancy in Czechia?

Life expectancy at birth in Czechia was 77.5 years for men and 83.2 years for women in 2025, new highs, according to the Czech Statistical Office. There were 113,300 deaths in 2025.

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if death rates for that year stayed the same. The CZSO says half of those who died were aged 75 to 89, and the leading cause of death is diseases of the circulatory system. Figures are published each spring for the previous year.

Official sources: CZSO: Deaths, life expectancy, causes of death

How many babies are born in Czechia?

36,500 babies were born in Czechia in the first half of 2026, 1,800 (5%) fewer than a year earlier, according to the Czech Statistical Office. Deaths numbered 57,600, so the population fell by 21,100 through natural change.

The CZSO says the number of births has fallen for five years in a row, though the 2026 drop is smaller than the 8% to 10% falls of earlier years. The total fertility rate was 1.36 children per woman in 2024, according to the World Bank. About 2.1 keeps a population stable without migration.

Official sources: CZSO: Population change, 1st half of 2026 · World Bank: fertility rate, Czechia

How many doctors does Czechia have?

Czechia had 4.35 physicians per 1,000 people in 2022, according to WHO and OECD data published by the World Bank, up from 4.15 in 2020.

The figure counts practising physicians. The Institute of Health Information and Statistics (ÚZIS) publishes national counts of doctors by speciality and region. International comparisons depend on whether dentists and doctors not seeing patients are included.

Official sources: World Bank: physicians per 1,000 people, Czechia · ÚZIS

How much does Czechia spend on health?

Current health spending in Czechia was 8.5% of GDP in 2024, according to WHO data published by the World Bank. It was 8.4% in 2023.

Most health care in Czechia is funded through compulsory public health insurance, run by several health insurance companies, with the state paying contributions for children, pensioners and other groups. The CZSO publishes national health accounts with a breakdown by funder and type of care.

Official sources: World Bank: current health expenditure (% of GDP), Czechia

How long do people live in Czechia?

According to the UN Population Division, life expectancy at birth in Czechia was 80.0 years in 2024. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 25th highest of 52 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 79.5 years. Worldwide: 41st of 193.

What is Czechia's infant mortality rate?

2.1 per 1,000: that is the infant mortality rate in Czechia for 2024, according to the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 41st highest of 51 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 3.4 per 1,000. Worldwide: 181st of 192.

How many women die in childbirth in Czechia?

According to the WHO, the maternal mortality ratio in Czechia was 3.0 per 100,000 in 2023. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 43rd highest of 51 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 6.0 per 100,000. World rank, highest first: 180th of 192.

How much does Czechia spend on health?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2024, is 8.5% of GDP. The peak was 9.2% of GDP in 2021 and the low 6.0% of GDP in 2007. It is 11th highest of 17 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 9.4% of GDP.

How much of health care in Czechia do patients pay for?

In 2024, out-of-pocket health spending in Czechia was 14.1%, according to the WHO. Since 2005 it has ranged from 11.1% (2020) to 16.1% (2008). It is 9th highest of 17 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 14.1%.

How many doctors does Czechia have?

4.4 per 1,000: that is the number of doctors per 1,000 people in Czechia for 2022, according to the WHO. No year since 2005 has been higher. Europe & Central Asia median: 3.7 per 1,000; Czechia is 14th highest of 42. World rank, highest first: 18th of 125.

How many hospital beds does Czechia have?

6.5 per 1,000: that is hospital beds per 1,000 people in Czechia for 2022, according to the WHO. No year since 2005 has been lower. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 4.3 per 1,000, and Czechia placed 8th highest of 42. Of 110 countries with 2022 data, 11th highest.

How many children in Czechia are vaccinated against measles?

In 2024, measles vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Czechia was 89.0%, according to WHO and UNICEF. Its high point since 2005 was 2013, at 99.0%; its low point was 2023, at 87.0%. It is 37th highest of 51 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 94.0%. Of 191 countries with 2024 data, 103rd highest.