Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Greece
Greece: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Greece, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year 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 in Greece peaked at 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9261 deaths per 100,000 people, 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 in Greece, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9524 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.9261 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9362 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9495 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.944 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9454 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.945 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9902 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9749 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9796 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9882 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9543 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9261 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9902 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9882 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 17 Niue 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 18 Estonia 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Montenegro 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 21 Poland 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 22 Slovakia 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Greece?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Greece was 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9261 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Greece rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Greece ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year 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 World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.