Period versus cohort life expectancy in Greece
Greece: Period versus cohort life expectancy was 81.49 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
81.49
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
21st
of 39 countries
All-time high
81.61
in 2018
All-time low
75.67
in 1983
Years of data
39
1981–2019
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Greece, 1981–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 81.49 for period versus cohort life expectancy in 2019.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period versus cohort life expectancy in Greece peaked at 81.61 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 75.67, in 1983.
That places Greece 21st out of 39 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.18 | 75.67 | 77 | 9 |
| 1990s | 77.64 | 77.14 | 78.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.36 | 78.32 | 80.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.07 | 80.57 | 81.61 | 10 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,321 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- 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 period versus cohort life expectancy in Greece?
- Period versus cohort life expectancy in Greece was 81.49 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 81.61 in 2018.
- What is the lowest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.67 in 1983.
- How does Greece rank for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Greece ranks 21st out of 39 countries with data for 2019.
- Is period versus cohort life expectancy rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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