Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Greece
Greece: Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who was 1.38 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Greece, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1.38 for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Greece peaked at 1.38 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9261, in 2001.
That places Greece 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9524 | — |
| 2001 | 0.9261 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9362 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9495 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.944 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9454 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.945 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9902 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9749 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9796 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9882 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.01 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.12 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 1.11 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.16 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 1.13 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.18 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.25 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 1.38 | +10.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.38 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.95, 1.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.38 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.15, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9543 | 0.9261 | 0.9902 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 0.9882 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 | 1.25 | 1.38 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Greece?
- Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Greece was 1.38 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9261 in 2001.
- How does Greece rank for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who?
- Greece ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. 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 Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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