Breast cancer death rate in women in Greece
Greece: Breast cancer death rate in women was 13.68 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Breast cancer death rate in women in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for breast cancer death rate in women in Greece is 13.68, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, breast cancer death rate in women in Greece peaked at 18.1 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.38, in 1961.
Greece ranks 62nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Breast cancer death rate in women in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.38 | — |
| 1962 | 7.32 | +36.1% |
| 1963 | 8.03 | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 8.73 | +8.7% |
| 1965 | 9.04 | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 7.93 | -12.3% |
| 1967 | 10.36 | +30.7% |
| 1968 | 10.67 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 11.16 | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 10.82 | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 10.98 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 13.57 | +23.6% |
| 1973 | 12.87 | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 11.98 | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 12.74 | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 14.07 | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 14.39 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 14.87 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 15.62 | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 16.36 | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 16.04 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 17.22 | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 16.17 | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 16.99 | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 16.69 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 16.42 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 17.8 | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 17.18 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 17.13 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 16.83 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 16.48 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 17.18 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 17.71 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 18.1 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 17.77 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 18.02 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 16.74 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 16.17 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 16.51 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 16.73 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 17.55 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 17.86 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 16.26 | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 17.58 | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 16.78 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 16.9 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 17.61 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 16.65 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 16.2 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 16.86 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 14.78 | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 16.01 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 15.98 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.43 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 15.73 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 16.34 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 15.74 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 15.83 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.71 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.22 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 15.59 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 13.98 | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 13.68 | -2.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 13.68 is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.8, 92% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Greece's 13.68 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.71, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Breast cancer death rate in women in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +36.1% | 5.38 | 7.32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.73 | 5.38 | 11.16 | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.19 | 10.82 | 15.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.8 | 16.04 | 17.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.15 | 16.17 | 18.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.01 | 16.2 | 17.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.84 | 14.78 | 16.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.62 | 13.68 | 15.59 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is breast cancer death rate in women in Greece?
- Breast cancer death rate in women in Greece was 13.68 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1 in 1994.
- What is the lowest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.38 in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for breast cancer death rate in women?
- Greece ranks 62nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is breast cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Breast cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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