People having a long-standing illness or health … citizenship in Greece
Greece: People having a long-standing illness or health … citizenship was 15.5 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
15.5
Change on year
up 12.3%
World rank
21st
of 22 countries
All-time high
15.5
in 2020
All-time low
9.8
in 2015
Years of data
6
2015–2020
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Greece, 2015–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Greece recorded 15.5 for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.
That places Greece 21st out of 22 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People having a long-standing illness or health … citizenship in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.8 | — |
| 2016 | 10.6 | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 13.3 | +25.5% |
| 2018 | 10.6 | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 13.8 | +30.2% |
| 2020 | 15.5 | +12.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 15.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.1, 57% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Greece's 15.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.1, 57% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.62 | 9.8 | 13.8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 18 United Kingdom 21.4
- 18 United Kingdom 21.4
- 20 Czechia 19.8
- 22 Italy 9.4 compare
More health data for Greece
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0175 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0188 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Greece?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Greece was 15.5 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8 in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Greece ranks 21st out of 22 countries with data for 2020.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and groups of country of citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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