Death rate from falls in Greece
Greece: Death rate from falls was 13.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from falls 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 13.87 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from falls in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 298.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from falls in Greece peaked at 13.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.48 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2011.
Greece ranks 24th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 21 Georgia 14.28 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 22 Cambodia 14.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 23 Estonia 14.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 25 United States 13.45 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 26 New Zealand 13.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 52,941 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 47,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 53,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 47,830 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 53,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 48,348 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from falls in Greece?
- Death rate from falls in Greece was 13.87 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 death rate from falls recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 13.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from falls recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011.
- How does Greece rank for death rate from falls?
- Greece ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from falls rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 298.6%. 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 Death rate from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes, per 100,000 people.