What are people in Czechia most likely to die from, at each age?
Life expectancy at birth in Czechia is about 77 years for men and 83 for women. But what threatens people most changes with age — and until late middle age it is rarely what people expect. Pick an age group for the full picture.
Top cause = the most likely cause of death over the next 10 years (on wider screens, with its share of all risk) · 10-year risk = chance of dying from any cause within 10 years, for someone in the middle of the age group.
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Cancer screening in Czechia
- Breast cancerevery 2 years from 45 (no upper age limit)
- Colorectal cancerages 45–74: a stool test every 2 years, or a colonoscopy every 10 years
- Cervical cancera smear every year from 15 at your gynaecologist, with an HPV test at 35, 45 and 55
- Lung cancerages 55–74 with 20+ pack-years (now or in the past) — low-dose CT, through your GP
Based on Czech national screening programmes and European guidelines. Each cancer's page compares the programmes country by country.
Computed by Odainn from official Eurostat mortality statistics for Czechia (2023) — how we calculate. Educational, not medical advice.