Czechia

In brief

Infant deaths per 1,000 births: 2.1 (2024). World rank 11 of 196 (1 = best); in Europe, 10 of 44. Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births: 2.6 (2024). World rank 13 of 196 (1 = best); in Europe, 12 of 44. Maternal deaths per 100,000 births: 3 (2023). World rank 6 of 194 (1 = best); in Europe, 4 of 43. From 2014 to 2024: health spending 7.5% → 8.5% (share of GDP), health spending per person $1,513 → $2,693, and out-of-pocket health spending 14.5% → 14.1% (share of total). Better than all its neighbours (Austria, Germany, Poland, and Slovakia): infant deaths per 1,000 births and deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births. Worse than all its neighbours (Austria, Germany, Poland, and Slovakia): children vaccinated against measles.