Greece vs Sweden: Death rate from digestive diseases
Greece
11.55 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
12.51 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Greece rank
93rd
Sweden rank
90th
Death rate from digestive diseases over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 12.51 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.55 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0.96 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 93rd and Sweden ranks 90th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 1970s | 27.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1262 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 1980s | 21.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 1990s | 14.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 11.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 11.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7446 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 11.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.718 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from digestive diseases, Greece or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 12.51 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.55 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate from digestive diseases between Greece and Sweden?
- 0.96 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for death rate from digestive diseases?
- Greece ranks 93rd and Sweden ranks 90th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from digestive diseases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from digestive diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.