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.
According to alternative estimation of the United Nations, in 2023 life expectancy in Greece was 81.86 years (79.29 for male, 84.33 for female). — see file "Compact (most used: estimates and medium projections)"
Estimation of the World Bank Group for 2023: 81.54 years total (79.00 for male, 84.20 for female).
Estimation of Eurostat for 2023: 81.8 years total (79.2 for male, 84.4 for female). — Dataset — Table. For visualization use the tab "Map"
According to estimation of the WHO for 2019, at that year life expectancy in Greece was 80.91 years (78.80 years for male and 83.01 years for female). And healthy life expectancy was 69.82 years (69.14 years for male and 70.47 years for female).
Eurostat (2014—2023)
The 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 2023.
region2014201920232014→2023malefemale overallmalefemale overallmalefemale Greece on average 81.5 78.8 84.1 5.3 0.2 81.7 79.2 84.2 5.0 0.1 81.8 79.2 84.4 5.2 0.3 EL41 North Aegean 81.9 79.4 84.5 5.1 0.8 82.7 80.3 85.2 4.9 1.1 83.8 81.4 86.2 4.8 1.9 EL54 Epirus 83.5 81.0 86.2 5.2 0.5 84.0 81.7 86.4 4.7 −0.3 83.7 81.0 86.5 5.5 0.2 EL42 South Aegean 81.6 79.2 84.2 5.0 0.7 82.3 80.5 84.3 3.8 0.4 82.7 80.6 84.8 4.2 1.1 EL43 Crete 82.0 79.2 84.9 5.7 0.1 82.1 79.4 84.9 5.5 0.3 82.4 80.2 84.8 4.6 0.4 EL53 Western Macedonia 82.2 79.9 84.7 4.8 0.3 82.5 80.1 85.0 4.9 −0.3 82.2 79.9 84.7 4.8 0.0 EL62 Ionian Islands 81.7 79.3 84.1 4.8 −0.3 81.4 79.6 83.2 3.6 0.4 81.8 79.6 84.1 4.5 0.1 EL64 Central Greece 81.9 79.3 84.6 5.3 −0.1 81.8 79.5 84.2 4.7 0.0 81.8 78.9 84.9 6.0 −0.1 EL63 Western Greece 81.5 78.5 84.7 6.2 0.0 81.5 79.1 83.9 4.8 0.2 81.7 79.2 84.4 5.2 0.2 EL52 Central Macedonia 81.2 78.5 83.9 5.4 0.5 81.7 79.4 84.0 4.6 0.0 81.7 79.2 84.2 5.0 0.5 EL30 Attica 81.1 78.3 83.8 5.5 0.1 81.2 78.4 83.8 5.4 0.5 81.7 79.0 84.2 5.2 0.6 EL65 Peloponnese 82.0 79.7 84.5 4.8 0.1 82.1 79.5 84.9 5.4 −0.6 81.5 79.0 84.2 5.2 −0.5 EL61 Thessaly 81.7 78.9 84.5 5.6 0.6 82.3 79.7 85.1 5.4 −0.8 81.5 78.9 84.2 5.3 −0.2 EL51 Eastern Macedonia and Thrace 80.6 78.2 83.0 4.8 0.5 81.1 78.9 83.2 4.3 −0.4 80.7 77.9 83.5 5.6 0.1
Data source: Eurostat — Dataset — Table. For visualization use tab "Map"
Eurostat (2018—2022)
By default the table is sorted by 2022.
region201820192019→202120212021→202220222018→2022malefemale overallmalefemale overalloverallmalefemale 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
Global Data Lab (2018–2022)
region2018201920212021→202220222018→2022malefemale overallmalefemale overalloverallmalefemale 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
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See also
List of countries by life expectancy List of European countries by life expectancy Administrative divisions of Greece Demographics of Greece
References