Greece vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Life expectancy at birth, male

Greece
79.4 years
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
62.52 years
in 2024
Greece rank
42nd
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
41st

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Greece
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 79.4 years against 62.52 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 16.88 years.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 42nd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 41st of 218 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1960s 68.78 years 40.77 years 28.01 years Greece
1970s 70.93 years 43.64 years 27.29 years Greece
1980s 73.3 years 45.98 years 27.32 years Greece
1990s 75.06 years 49.26 years 25.8 years Greece
2000s 76.67 years 54.12 years 22.55 years Greece
2010s 78.61 years 59.15 years 19.46 years Greece
2020s 78.62 years 61.41 years 17.21 years Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Greece or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Greece, at 79.4 years against 62.52 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Greece and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
16.88 years, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Greece and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Greece ranks 42nd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 41st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.