Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Greece
Greece: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) was 12.1 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.1 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
16th
of 218 countries
All-time high
13.6 per 1,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
7.3 per 1,000 people
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Death rate, crude in Greece, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Greece recorded 12.1 per 1,000 people for death rate, crude in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in Greece peaked at 13.6 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.3 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
Greece ranks 16th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Greece, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.3 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 7.6 per 1,000 people | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 7.9 per 1,000 people | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 7.9 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 8.2 per 1,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 7.9 per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 7.9 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 8.3 per 1,000 people | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 8.4 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 8.2 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 8.4 per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 8.4 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 8.7 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 8.5 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 8.9 per 1,000 people | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 8.9 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 9 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 8.7 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 9.1 per 1,000 people | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 8.9 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 8.8 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 9.2 per 1,000 people | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 8.9 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 9.4 per 1,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 9.2 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 9.6 per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 9.2 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 9.2 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 9.2 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 9.3 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 9.4 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 9.3 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 9.3 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.5 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 9.5 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9.4 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 9.6 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 9.6 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.7 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 9.4 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 9.5 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.7 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 9.6 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 9.6 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.6 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.9 per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 9.7 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 9.8 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.8 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 10.6 per 1,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 10.2 per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 10.4 per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 11.2 per 1,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 11 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 11.6 per 1,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 11.2 per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 11.7 per 1,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 12.2 per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 13.6 per 1,000 people | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 13.4 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 12.2 per 1,000 people | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 12.1 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 12.1 per 1,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.2 per 1,000 people, 1.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greece's 12.1 per 1,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.6 per 1,000 people, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.96 per 1,000 people | 7.3 per 1,000 people | 8.4 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.67 per 1,000 people | 8.4 per 1,000 people | 9 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.15 per 1,000 people | 8.8 per 1,000 people | 9.6 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.41 per 1,000 people | 9.2 per 1,000 people | 9.6 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.65 per 1,000 people | 9.4 per 1,000 people | 9.9 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.77 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 people | 11.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7 per 1,000 people | 12.1 per 1,000 people | 13.6 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in Greece?
- Death rate, crude in Greece was 12.1 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest death rate, crude recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Greece rank for death rate, crude?
- Greece ranks 16th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.