Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Greece
Greece: Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information was 100.0% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
100.0%
World rank
1st
of 88 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2002
All-time low
95.1%
in 1997
Years of data
6
1992–2016
Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Greece, 1992–2016
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Greece stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Greece peaked at 100.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 95.1%, in 1997.
That places Greece 1st out of 88 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 97.6% | — |
| 1997 | 95.1% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.3% | 95.1% | 97.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 1 Argentina 100.0% compare
- 1 Armenia 100.0% compare
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Belarus 100.0% compare
- 1 Belgium 100.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 100.0% compare
- 1 Bulgaria 100.0% compare
- 1 Canada 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Czechia 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 1 Estonia 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Grenada 100.0% compare
- 1 Guatemala 100.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Israel 100.0% compare
- 1 Italy 100.0% compare
- 1 Japan 100.0% compare
- 1 Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100.0% compare
- 1 Malta 100.0% compare
- 1 Mauritius 100.0% compare
- 1 Mexico 100.0% compare
- 1 Netherlands 100.0% compare
- 1 New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Norway 100.0% compare
- 1 Poland 100.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 100.0% compare
- 1 Romania 100.0% compare
- 1 Russian Federation 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovakia 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovenia 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 Switzerland 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 United States of America 100.0% compare
- 1 Uruguay 100.0% compare
More health data for Greece
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,321 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0175 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Greece?
- Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Greece was 100.0% in 2016, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.1% in 1997.
- How does Greece rank for completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information?
- Greece ranks 1st out of 88 countries with data for 2016.
- Is completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Completeness of death registration is the estimated percentage of deaths that are registered with their cause of death information in the vital registration system of a country.