Czech Republic – Health Overview
Coordinated by the European Institute of Women’s Health
Map of Czech Republic
CZECH REPUBLIC – A HEALTH OVERVIEW
Demographic and Socio-Economic Trends
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Total population (2007): 10,381,130
Female portion of population (2007): 51.15%
Age distribution (2007):
| Ages 0-14 | 14.4% |
| Ages 15-24 | 13.1% |
| Ages 25-49 | 36.9% |
| Ages 50-64 | 21.2% |
| Ages 65-79 | 11.1% |
| Age 80 and older | 4.1% |
Percentage of population over ages 0-14 (2004):
- Female: 14.31%
- Male: 15.89%
Percentage of population over age 65 (2004):
- Female: 16.69%
- Male: 11.15%
BASIC HEALTH
Life expectancy from birth (2006):
- 79.9 years female
- 73.5 years male
Caesarean sections per 1000 live births (2006): 183.68
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births(2005): 4
Percentage using contraception (1997): 72%
EMPLOYMENT
Employment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 57.3%
- Male: 74.8%
Female employment rate:
- 2007: no data
- 1997: no data
Unemployment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 6.7%
- Male: 4.2%
Average gross annual earnings of full-time employees in an enterprise with ten or more employees (2005):
- Female: 5924.5
- Male: 8284.5
LIFESTYLE
Percentage of population completed at least upper secondary education (2007): 90.5%
Marriage rate (2007): 5.53per 1000 people
Divorce rate (2007): 3 per 1000 people
Health Issues
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Deaths from stroke ages 0-64 (2005):
- – Female: 450
- – Male: 840
CANCER
Cancer death rate per 100,000 (2004):
- – Female: 172
- – Male: 313.5
Cervical cancer rate per 100,000(2004):
- – Incidence: 19.73
- – Death: 6
Breast cancer rate per 100,000 (2004):
- – Incidence: 107.5
- – Death: 27.5
Women under 65 deaths from cancer (2001):
- – Stomach: 124
- – Colorectal: 371
- – Lung: 529
Age-standardized incidence rates of colorectal cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 46
- Male: 94.4
Age-standardized incidence rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 22.9
- Male: 78.9
Age-standardized mortality rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 18.4
- Male: 89.7
LIFESTYLE DISORDERS
Percentage binge drinking at least once a week: no data
Total alcohol consumption litres per capita(2003): 13.67
Number of cigarettes per person per year (1998): 1490.63
Percentage non-smokers (2003):
- female: 75.7%
- Male: 61.8%
Percentage daily smokers (2003):
- Female: 18.7%
- Male: 31.6%
Percentage overweight (1998):
- Female: 31.4%
- Male: 48.5%
Percentage obese (1998):
- Female: 26.2%
- Male: 24.7%
Low Energy Expenditure: no data
MOBILITY DISORDERS
In progress
MENTAL HEALTH
In progress
SEXUAL HEALTH
In progress
CHRONIC DISABLING DISORDERS
In progress
HEALTHCARE
In progress
This resource has been compiled from a range of information to assist researchers by having a facility with all the necessary basic information in regard to health information in Europe and individual member countries.
This reseource has been assembled from information and data gathered from: Eurostat, WHO Europe Office and other sources.