Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Greece

Greece: Life expectancy vs health expenditure was 81.86 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
81.86
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
41st
of 229 countries
All-time high
81.86
in 2023
All-time low
66.21
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Greece, 1950–2023

020406080195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Greece recorded 81.86 for life expectancy vs health expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs health expenditure in Greece peaked at 81.86 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.21, in 1950.

Greece ranks 41st of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 68.02 66.21 69.71 10
1960s 71.06 70.31 72.06 10
1970s 73.49 72.72 74.67 10
1980s 75.88 74.48 77.13 10
1990s 77.86 77.3 78.42 10
2000s 79.44 78.44 80.37 10
2010s 80.97 80.42 81.5 10
2020s 80.97 79.94 81.86 4

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 38 Austria 81.96 compare
  2. 39 Denmark 81.93 compare
  3. 40 Finland 81.91 compare
  4. 42 Puerto Rico 81.69 compare
  5. 43 Cyprus 81.65 compare
  6. 44 Slovenia 81.6 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs health expenditure in Greece?
Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Greece was 81.86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 81.86 in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 66.21 in 1950.
How does Greece rank for life expectancy vs health expenditure?
Greece ranks 41st out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs health expenditure rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Life expectancy vs health expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy vs health expenditure
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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