List of Greek regions by life expectancy
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The vast majority of European countries achieved best values in life expectancy in 2019, the last year before the COVID-19 pandemic. Greece is rare exception to this pattern - in it, the peak of the average life expectancy occurred in 2018.
According to alternative estimation of the United Nations, in 2023 life expectancy in Greece was 81.86 years (79.29 for male, 84.33 for female).[1]
Estimation of the World Bank Group for 2023: 81.54 years total (79.00 for male, 84.20 for female).[2]
Estimation of Eurostat for 2023: 81.8 years total (79.2 for male, 84.4 for female).[3][4]
According to estimation of the WHO for 2019, at that year life expectancy in Greece was 80.91 years (78.80 years for male and 83.01 years for female).
And healthy life expectancy was 69.82 years (69.14 years for male and 70.47 years for female).[5]
The division of Greece into territorial units 2 level (NUTS 2) coincides with the division of Greece into regions. By default the table is sorted by 2023.
| code | region | 2014 | 2014 →2019 |
2019 | 2019 →2023 |
2023 | 2014 →2023 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| overall | male | female | F Δ M | overall | male | female | F Δ M | overall | male | female | F Δ M | |||||
| Greece on average | 81.5 | 78.8 | 84.1 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 81.7 | 79.2 | 84.2 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 81.8 | 79.2 | 84.4 | 5.2 | 0.3 | |
| EL41 | North Aegean | 81.9 | 79.4 | 84.5 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 82.7 | 80.3 | 85.2 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 83.8 | 81.4 | 86.2 | 4.8 | 1.9 |
| EL54 | Epirus | 83.5 | 81.0 | 86.2 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 84.0 | 81.7 | 86.4 | 4.7 | −0.3 | 83.7 | 81.0 | 86.5 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| EL42 | South Aegean | 81.6 | 79.2 | 84.2 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 82.3 | 80.5 | 84.3 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 82.7 | 80.6 | 84.8 | 4.2 | 1.1 |
| EL43 | Crete | 82.0 | 79.2 | 84.9 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 82.1 | 79.4 | 84.9 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 82.4 | 80.2 | 84.8 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| EL53 | Western Macedonia | 82.2 | 79.9 | 84.7 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 82.5 | 80.1 | 85.0 | 4.9 | −0.3 | 82.2 | 79.9 | 84.7 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| EL62 | Ionian Islands | 81.7 | 79.3 | 84.1 | 4.8 | −0.3 | 81.4 | 79.6 | 83.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 81.8 | 79.6 | 84.1 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| EL64 | Central Greece | 81.9 | 79.3 | 84.6 | 5.3 | −0.1 | 81.8 | 79.5 | 84.2 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 81.8 | 78.9 | 84.9 | 6.0 | −0.1 |
| EL63 | Western Greece | 81.5 | 78.5 | 84.7 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 81.5 | 79.1 | 83.9 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 81.7 | 79.2 | 84.4 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| EL52 | Central Macedonia | 81.2 | 78.5 | 83.9 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 81.7 | 79.4 | 84.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 81.7 | 79.2 | 84.2 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| EL30 | Attica | 81.1 | 78.3 | 83.8 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 81.2 | 78.4 | 83.8 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 81.7 | 79.0 | 84.2 | 5.2 | 0.6 |
| EL65 | Peloponnese | 82.0 | 79.7 | 84.5 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 82.1 | 79.5 | 84.9 | 5.4 | −0.6 | 81.5 | 79.0 | 84.2 | 5.2 | −0.5 |
| EL61 | Thessaly | 81.7 | 78.9 | 84.5 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 82.3 | 79.7 | 85.1 | 5.4 | −0.8 | 81.5 | 78.9 | 84.2 | 5.3 | −0.2 |
| EL51 | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | 80.6 | 78.2 | 83.0 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 81.1 | 78.9 | 83.2 | 4.3 | −0.4 | 80.7 | 77.9 | 83.5 | 5.6 | 0.1 |
Eurostat (2018—2022)
By default the table is sorted by 2022.
| code | region | 2018 | 2018 →2019 |
2019 | 2019 →2021 |
2021 | 2021 →2022 |
2022 | 2018 →2022 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| overall | male | female | F Δ M | overall | male | female | F Δ M | overall | overall | male | female | F Δ M | ||||||
| Greece on average | 81.9 | 79.3 | 84.4 | 5.1 | −0.2 | 81.7 | 79.2 | 84.2 | 5.0 | −1.5 | 80.2 | 0.6 | 80.8 | 78.3 | 83.4 | 5.1 | −1.1 | |
| EL54 | Epirus | 83.6 | 81.3 | 86.0 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 84.0 | 81.7 | 86.4 | 4.7 | −1.4 | 82.6 | 0.1 | 82.7 | 80.0 | 85.7 | 5.7 | −0.9 |
| EL41 | North Aegean | 82.9 | 80.2 | 85.6 | 5.4 | −0.2 | 82.7 | 80.3 | 85.2 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 83.1 | −0.8 | 82.3 | 79.9 | 84.9 | 5.0 | −0.6 |
| EL42 | South Aegean | 82.7 | 80.3 | 85.1 | 4.8 | −0.4 | 82.3 | 80.5 | 84.3 | 3.8 | −0.7 | 81.6 | 0.1 | 81.7 | 79.5 | 84.1 | 4.6 | −1.0 |
| EL43 | Crete | 82.6 | 80.1 | 85.1 | 5.0 | −0.5 | 82.1 | 79.4 | 84.9 | 5.5 | −0.4 | 81.7 | 0.0 | 81.7 | 78.9 | 84.7 | 5.8 | −0.9 |
| EL53 | Western Macedonia | 83.0 | 80.6 | 85.4 | 4.8 | −0.5 | 82.5 | 80.1 | 85.0 | 4.9 | −1.8 | 80.7 | 0.7 | 81.4 | 78.5 | 84.6 | 6.1 | −1.6 |
| EL61 | Thessaly | 82.6 | 80.0 | 85.3 | 5.3 | −0.3 | 82.3 | 79.7 | 85.1 | 5.4 | −2.3 | 80.0 | 1.1 | 81.1 | 78.5 | 83.8 | 5.3 | −1.5 |
| EL30 | Attica | 81.3 | 78.4 | 84.0 | 5.6 | −0.1 | 81.2 | 78.4 | 83.8 | 5.4 | −1.4 | 79.8 | 1.1 | 80.9 | 78.4 | 83.2 | 4.8 | −0.4 |
| EL65 | Peloponnese | 82.1 | 79.4 | 85.1 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 82.1 | 79.5 | 84.9 | 5.4 | −1.3 | 80.8 | 0.0 | 80.8 | 78.3 | 83.6 | 5.3 | −1.3 |
| EL64 | Central Greece | 82.3 | 79.6 | 85.1 | 5.5 | −0.5 | 81.8 | 79.5 | 84.2 | 4.7 | −1.3 | 80.5 | 0.2 | 80.7 | 78.0 | 83.6 | 5.6 | −1.6 |
| EL62 | Ionian Islands | 81.3 | 79.2 | 83.5 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 81.4 | 79.6 | 83.2 | 3.6 | −0.7 | 80.7 | −0.2 | 80.5 | 77.9 | 83.2 | 5.3 | −0.8 |
| EL63 | Western Greece | 81.7 | 79.2 | 84.3 | 5.1 | −0.2 | 81.5 | 79.1 | 83.9 | 4.8 | −1.2 | 80.3 | 0.0 | 80.3 | 77.8 | 83.0 | 5.2 | −1.4 |
| EL52 | Central Macedonia | 81.9 | 79.5 | 84.3 | 4.8 | −0.2 | 81.7 | 79.4 | 84.0 | 4.6 | −2.4 | 79.3 | 0.9 | 80.2 | 77.5 | 82.8 | 5.3 | −1.7 |
| EL51 | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | 81.4 | 79.2 | 83.5 | 4.3 | −0.3 | 81.1 | 78.9 | 83.2 | 4.3 | −1.8 | 79.3 | 0.6 | 79.9 | 77.3 | 82.5 | 5.2 | −1.5 |
Global Data Lab (2018–2022)
| region | 2018 | 2018 →2019 |
2019 | 2019 →2021 |
2021 | 2021 →2022 |
2022 | 2018 →2022 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| overall | male | female | F Δ M | overall | male | female | F Δ M | overall | overall | male | female | F Δ M | |||||
| Greece on average | 81.39 | 78.76 | 84.12 | 5.36 | −0.14 | 81.25 | 78.71 | 83.86 | 5.15 | −1.14 | 80.11 | 0.50 | 80.61 | 78.02 | 83.32 | 5.30 | −0.78 |
| Epirus | 83.10 | 80.78 | 85.65 | 4.87 | 0.44 | 83.54 | 81.21 | 86.07 | 4.86 | −1.02 | 82.52 | −0.06 | 82.46 | 79.75 | 85.59 | 5.84 | −0.64 |
| North Aegean | 82.40 | 79.69 | 85.25 | 5.56 | −0.15 | 82.25 | 79.82 | 84.88 | 5.06 | 0.77 | 83.02 | −0.96 | 82.06 | 79.65 | 84.79 | 5.14 | −0.34 |
| South Aegean | 82.20 | 79.79 | 84.75 | 4.96 | −0.35 | 81.85 | 80.02 | 83.98 | 3.96 | −0.33 | 81.52 | −0.06 | 81.46 | 79.25 | 83.99 | 4.74 | −0.74 |
| Crete | 82.10 | 79.59 | 84.75 | 5.16 | −0.45 | 81.65 | 78.93 | 84.58 | 5.65 | −0.03 | 81.62 | −0.16 | 81.46 | 78.65 | 84.59 | 5.94 | −0.64 |
| Western Macedonia | 82.50 | 80.08 | 85.05 | 4.97 | −0.45 | 82.05 | 79.62 | 84.68 | 5.06 | −1.43 | 80.62 | 0.54 | 81.16 | 78.26 | 84.49 | 6.23 | −1.34 |
| Thessaly | 82.10 | 79.49 | 84.95 | 5.46 | −0.25 | 81.85 | 79.23 | 84.78 | 5.55 | −1.93 | 79.92 | 0.95 | 80.87 | 78.26 | 83.69 | 5.43 | −1.23 |
| Attica | 80.81 | 77.90 | 83.66 | 5.76 | −0.05 | 80.76 | 77.93 | 83.48 | 5.55 | −1.04 | 79.72 | 0.95 | 80.67 | 78.16 | 83.09 | 4.93 | −0.14 |
| Peloponnese | 81.61 | 78.89 | 84.75 | 5.86 | 0.04 | 81.65 | 79.03 | 84.58 | 5.55 | −0.93 | 80.72 | −0.15 | 80.57 | 78.06 | 83.49 | 5.43 | −1.04 |
| Central Greece | 81.80 | 79.09 | 84.75 | 5.66 | −0.45 | 81.35 | 79.03 | 83.88 | 4.85 | −0.93 | 80.42 | 0.05 | 80.47 | 77.76 | 83.49 | 5.73 | −1.33 |
| Ionian Islands | 80.81 | 78.69 | 83.16 | 4.47 | 0.14 | 80.95 | 79.13 | 82.88 | 3.75 | −0.33 | 80.62 | −0.35 | 80.27 | 77.66 | 83.09 | 5.43 | −0.54 |
| Western Greece | 81.21 | 78.69 | 83.96 | 5.27 | −0.16 | 81.05 | 78.63 | 83.58 | 4.95 | −0.83 | 80.22 | −0.15 | 80.07 | 77.56 | 82.89 | 5.33 | −1.14 |
| Central Macedonia | 81.41 | 78.99 | 83.96 | 4.97 | −0.16 | 81.25 | 78.93 | 83.68 | 4.75 | −2.02 | 79.23 | 0.74 | 79.97 | 77.26 | 82.69 | 5.43 | −1.44 |
| Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | 80.91 | 78.69 | 83.16 | 4.47 | −0.25 | 80.66 | 78.43 | 82.88 | 4.45 | −1.43 | 79.23 | 0.44 | 79.67 | 77.06 | 82.39 | 5.33 | −1.24 |
Data source: Global Data Lab[8]
