Czechia still lagging behind EU average in terms of health

Czechia has still not caught up with the EU average in terms of health even 20 years after joining the European Union, the National Institute for Research on Socioeconomic Impacts of Diseases and Systemic Risks (SYRI) stated in a press release on Friday. Mortality from preventable causes is 25 percent higher in Czechia than the EU average. Life expectancy in Czechia since the country joined the EU has increased by roughly four years, but the difference between the Czech (79.1) and EU (80.7) average life expectancies is still practically the same as it was two decades ago.

The SYRI says the typically unhealthy lifestyle of Czechs is mostly to blame, such as excessive alcohol consumption, smoking, poor diet and lack of physical activity.