Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Greece
Greece: Remaining life expectancy at different ages males was 79.29 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.29
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
41st
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.29
in 2023
All-time low
64.24
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Greece, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 79.29 for remaining life expectancy at different ages males in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Greece peaked at 79.29 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.24, in 1950.
That places Greece 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 64.24 | — |
| 1951 | 64.57 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 65.22 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 65.03 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 65.78 | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 66.5 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 66.08 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 66.04 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 67.7 | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 67.36 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 67.91 | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 68.16 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 68.15 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 68.48 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 68.35 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 69.18 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 69.46 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 69.17 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 69.21 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 69.69 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 70.27 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 70.51 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 70.27 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 70.48 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 71.03 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 70.93 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 71.06 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 71.07 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 71.71 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 71.97 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 71.89 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 72.34 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 72.65 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 72.94 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 73.22 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.7 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 74.04 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 73.57 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 74.42 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 74.51 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 74.67 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 74.76 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 74.62 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 75.03 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 75.15 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 75.16 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 75.2 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 75.64 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 75.56 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 75.65 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 75.59 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 76.06 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 76.19 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 76.29 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 76.49 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.69 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 76.87 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 76.76 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 77.19 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 77.35 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 77.7 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 77.63 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.49 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 78.14 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 78.2 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.93 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 78.54 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 78.25 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 78.79 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 78.74 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.75 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 77.55 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 77.25 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 79.29 | +2.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 79.29 is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.85, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greece's 79.29 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.36, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.85 | 64.24 | 67.7 | 10 |
| 1960s | 68.78 | 67.91 | 69.69 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.93 | 70.27 | 71.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.33 | 71.89 | 74.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.14 | 74.62 | 75.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.55 | 75.59 | 77.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.14 | 77.49 | 78.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.21 | 77.25 | 79.29 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Greece?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Greece was 79.29 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 79.29 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.24 in 1950.
- How does Greece rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages males?
- Greece ranks 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages males 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 Remaining life expectancy at different ages males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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