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
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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) – 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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Indicator
Death rate from digestive diseases
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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Reported deaths from digestive diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.