The vast majority of European countries achieved best values in life expectancy in 2019, the last year before the COVID-19 pandemic. Greece is rare exception to this pattern - in it, the peak of the average life expectancy occurred in 2018.
Eurostat (2018—2022)
See also: List of European regions by life expectancyThe division of Greece into territorial units 2 level (NUTS 2) coincides with the division of Greece into regions. By default the table is sorted by 2022.
| code | region | 2018 | 2018 →2019 |
2019 | 2019 →2021 |
2021 | 2021 →2022 |
2022 | 2018 →2022 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| overall | male | female | F Δ M | overall | male | female | F Δ M | overall | overall | male | female | F Δ M | ||||||
| Greece on average | 81.9 | 79.3 | 84.4 | 5.1 | −0.2 | 81.7 | 79.2 | 84.2 | 5.0 | −1.5 | 80.2 | 0.6 | 80.8 | 78.3 | 83.4 | 5.1 | −1.1 | |
| EL54 | Epirus | 83.6 | 81.3 | 86.0 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 84.0 | 81.7 | 86.4 | 4.7 | −1.4 | 82.6 | 0.1 | 82.7 | 80.0 | 85.7 | 5.7 | −0.9 |
| EL41 | North Aegean | 82.9 | 80.2 | 85.6 | 5.4 | −0.2 | 82.7 | 80.3 | 85.2 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 83.1 | −0.8 | 82.3 | 79.9 | 84.9 | 5.0 | −0.6 |
| EL42 | South Aegean | 82.7 | 80.3 | 85.1 | 4.8 | −0.4 | 82.3 | 80.5 | 84.3 | 3.8 | −0.7 | 81.6 | 0.1 | 81.7 | 79.5 | 84.1 | 4.6 | −1.0 |
| EL43 | Crete | 82.6 | 80.1 | 85.1 | 5.0 | −0.5 | 82.1 | 79.4 | 84.9 | 5.5 | −0.4 | 81.7 | 0.0 | 81.7 | 78.9 | 84.7 | 5.8 | −0.9 |
| EL53 | Western Macedonia | 83.0 | 80.6 | 85.4 | 4.8 | −0.5 | 82.5 | 80.1 | 85.0 | 4.9 | −1.8 | 80.7 | 0.7 | 81.4 | 78.5 | 84.6 | 6.1 | −1.6 |
| EL61 | Thessaly | 82.6 | 80.0 | 85.3 | 5.3 | −0.3 | 82.3 | 79.7 | 85.1 | 5.4 | −2.3 | 80.0 | 1.1 | 81.1 | 78.5 | 83.8 | 5.3 | −1.5 |
| EL30 | Attica | 81.3 | 78.4 | 84.0 | 5.6 | −0.1 | 81.2 | 78.4 | 83.8 | 5.4 | −1.4 | 79.8 | 1.1 | 80.9 | 78.4 | 83.2 | 4.8 | −0.4 |
| EL65 | Peloponnese | 82.1 | 79.4 | 85.1 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 82.1 | 79.5 | 84.9 | 5.4 | −1.3 | 80.8 | 0.0 | 80.8 | 78.3 | 83.6 | 5.3 | −1.3 |
| EL64 | Central Greece | 82.3 | 79.6 | 85.1 | 5.5 | −0.5 | 81.8 | 79.5 | 84.2 | 4.7 | −1.3 | 80.5 | 0.2 | 80.7 | 78.0 | 83.6 | 5.6 | −1.6 |
| EL62 | Ionian Islands | 81.3 | 79.2 | 83.5 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 81.4 | 79.6 | 83.2 | 3.6 | −0.7 | 80.7 | −0.2 | 80.5 | 77.9 | 83.2 | 5.3 | −0.8 |
| EL63 | Western Greece | 81.7 | 79.2 | 84.3 | 5.1 | −0.2 | 81.5 | 79.1 | 83.9 | 4.8 | −1.2 | 80.3 | 0.0 | 80.3 | 77.8 | 83.0 | 5.2 | −1.4 |
| EL52 | Central Macedonia | 81.9 | 79.5 | 84.3 | 4.8 | −0.2 | 81.7 | 79.4 | 84.0 | 4.6 | −2.4 | 79.3 | 0.9 | 80.2 | 77.5 | 82.8 | 5.3 | −1.7 |
| EL51 | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | 81.4 | 79.2 | 83.5 | 4.3 | −0.3 | 81.1 | 78.9 | 83.2 | 4.3 | −1.8 | 79.3 | 0.6 | 79.9 | 77.3 | 82.5 | 5.2 | −1.5 |
Data source: Eurostat
Life expectancy in Greek regions in comparison with regions of other European countries in 2018, 2019 and 2022, according to Eurostat (legends on the maps are identical)
Global Data Lab (2018–2022)
Main article: List of European regions by life expectancy § Estimate of the Global Data Lab (2019—2022)| region | 2018 | 2018 →2019 |
2019 | 2019 →2021 |
2021 | 2021 →2022 |
2022 | 2018 →2022 | |||||||||
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| overall | male | female | F Δ M | overall | male | female | F Δ M | overall | overall | male | female | F Δ M | |||||
| Greece on average | 81.39 | 78.76 | 84.12 | 5.36 | −0.14 | 81.25 | 78.71 | 83.86 | 5.15 | −1.14 | 80.11 | 0.50 | 80.61 | 78.02 | 83.32 | 5.30 | −0.78 |
| Epirus | 83.10 | 80.78 | 85.65 | 4.87 | 0.44 | 83.54 | 81.21 | 86.07 | 4.86 | −1.02 | 82.52 | −0.06 | 82.46 | 79.75 | 85.59 | 5.84 | −0.64 |
| North Aegean | 82.40 | 79.69 | 85.25 | 5.56 | −0.15 | 82.25 | 79.82 | 84.88 | 5.06 | 0.77 | 83.02 | −0.96 | 82.06 | 79.65 | 84.79 | 5.14 | −0.34 |
| South Aegean | 82.20 | 79.79 | 84.75 | 4.96 | −0.35 | 81.85 | 80.02 | 83.98 | 3.96 | −0.33 | 81.52 | −0.06 | 81.46 | 79.25 | 83.99 | 4.74 | −0.74 |
| Crete | 82.10 | 79.59 | 84.75 | 5.16 | −0.45 | 81.65 | 78.93 | 84.58 | 5.65 | −0.03 | 81.62 | −0.16 | 81.46 | 78.65 | 84.59 | 5.94 | −0.64 |
| Western Macedonia | 82.50 | 80.08 | 85.05 | 4.97 | −0.45 | 82.05 | 79.62 | 84.68 | 5.06 | −1.43 | 80.62 | 0.54 | 81.16 | 78.26 | 84.49 | 6.23 | −1.34 |
| Thessaly | 82.10 | 79.49 | 84.95 | 5.46 | −0.25 | 81.85 | 79.23 | 84.78 | 5.55 | −1.93 | 79.92 | 0.95 | 80.87 | 78.26 | 83.69 | 5.43 | −1.23 |
| Attica | 80.81 | 77.90 | 83.66 | 5.76 | −0.05 | 80.76 | 77.93 | 83.48 | 5.55 | −1.04 | 79.72 | 0.95 | 80.67 | 78.16 | 83.09 | 4.93 | −0.14 |
| Peloponnese | 81.61 | 78.89 | 84.75 | 5.86 | 0.04 | 81.65 | 79.03 | 84.58 | 5.55 | −0.93 | 80.72 | −0.15 | 80.57 | 78.06 | 83.49 | 5.43 | −1.04 |
| Central Greece | 81.80 | 79.09 | 84.75 | 5.66 | −0.45 | 81.35 | 79.03 | 83.88 | 4.85 | −0.93 | 80.42 | 0.05 | 80.47 | 77.76 | 83.49 | 5.73 | −1.33 |
| Ionian Islands | 80.81 | 78.69 | 83.16 | 4.47 | 0.14 | 80.95 | 79.13 | 82.88 | 3.75 | −0.33 | 80.62 | −0.35 | 80.27 | 77.66 | 83.09 | 5.43 | −0.54 |
| Western Greece | 81.21 | 78.69 | 83.96 | 5.27 | −0.16 | 81.05 | 78.63 | 83.58 | 4.95 | −0.83 | 80.22 | −0.15 | 80.07 | 77.56 | 82.89 | 5.33 | −1.14 |
| Central Macedonia | 81.41 | 78.99 | 83.96 | 4.97 | −0.16 | 81.25 | 78.93 | 83.68 | 4.75 | −2.02 | 79.23 | 0.74 | 79.97 | 77.26 | 82.69 | 5.43 | −1.44 |
| Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | 80.91 | 78.69 | 83.16 | 4.47 | −0.25 | 80.66 | 78.43 | 82.88 | 4.45 | −1.43 | 79.23 | 0.44 | 79.67 | 77.06 | 82.39 | 5.33 | −1.24 |
Data source: Global Data Lab
Charts
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Development of life expectancy in Greece according to estimation of the World Bank Group
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Life expectancy with calculated sex gap
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Life expectancy in Greece according to estimation of Our World in Data
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Development of life expectancy in Greece in comparison to some European countries
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Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Greece on the background of other countries of Europe in 2019
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Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females separately
See also
- List of countries by life expectancy
- List of European countries by life expectancy
- Administrative divisions of Greece
- Demographics of Greece
References
- ^ "Life expectancy at birth by sex and NUTS 2 region". Eurostat. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024. — Dataset
- ^ "Life expectancy at birth by sex and NUTS 2 region". Eurostat. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024. — Table. For visualization use tab "Map"
- "Life expectancy 2022 - Maps | Subnational HDI (v8.0)". Global Data Lab. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Life expectancy at birth, total - Greece". World Bank Group.
- "Life expectancy at birth: Greece". Our World in Data.
- ^ "Life expectancy and Healthy life expectancy, data by country". World Health Organization. 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
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