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HEALTH PROFILE: Greece

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Greece GREECE POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Greece
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Greece GREECE LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    83.6
    27
    23
    Age 5
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    Age 10
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    Age 15
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    Age 20
    79.1
    84.0
    30
    26
    Age 25
    79.3
    84.0
    30
    26
    Age 30
    79.4
    84.1
    31
    26
    Age 35
    79.6
    84.2
    32
    26
    Age 40
    79.8
    84.3
    32
    27
    Age 45
    80.1
    84.4
    33
    27
    Age 50
    80.5
    84.7
    32
    27
    Age 55
    81.1
    85.0
    33
    27
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.5
    33
    28
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.1
    31
    27
    Age 70
    84.8
    86.8
    25
    29
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.9
    18
    32
    Age 80
    88.7
    89.1
    14
    41
    Age 85
    91.2
    90.9
    14
    59
    Greece GREECE TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    63.02
    148
    2. Stroke
    35.72
    144
    3. Lung Cancers
    30.95
    12
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.43
    121
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.29
    75
    6. Lung Disease
    13.43
    149
    7. Prostate Cancer
    12.42
    122
    8. Kidney Disease
    12.11
    134
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.20
    59
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9.74
    156
    11. Hypertension
    7.48
    146
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.43
    32
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.68
    140
    14. Parkinson's Disease
    6.56
    16
    15. Other Injuries
    6.19
    117
    16. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    95
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    83
    18. Leukemia
    5.01
    18
    19. Bladder Cancer
    5.01
    9
    20. Lymphomas
    4.87
    84
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    80
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.49
    173
    23. Liver Disease
    3.87
    173
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.67
    117
    25. Suicide
    3.63
    156
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Falls
    3.05
    146
    27. Uterin Cancer
    2.71
    72
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    2.60
    127
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.37
    171
    30. Low Birth Weight
    2.25
    143
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.16
    164
    32. Drownings
    2.08
    114
    33. Drug Use
    1.95
    47
    34. Other Neoplasms
    1.91
    54
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.84
    143
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    110
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.60
    129
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.06
    153
    39. Epilepsy
    0.99
    136
    40. Violence
    0.86
    160
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.74
    20
    42. Fires
    0.54
    137
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.38
    129
    44. Alcohol
    0.33
    158
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.29
    171
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.28
    174
    47. Tuberculosis
    0.25
    154
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.25
    108
    49. Hepatitis B
    0.24
    91
    50. Meningitis
    0.21
    155
    Greece GREECE TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,124
    20.92
    2. Stroke
    14,077
    13.94
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8,282
    8.20
    4. Lung Cancers
    7,355
    7.28
    5. Lung Disease
    5,526
    5.47
    6. Kidney Disease
    4,759
    4.71
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,940
    3.90
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,264
    3.23
    9. Hypertension
    2,922
    2.89
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    2,646
    2.62
    11. Breast Cancer
    2,520
    2.50
    12. Prostate Cancer
    2,023
    2.00
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,904
    1.89
    14. Liver Cancer
    1,566
    1.55
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1,551
    1.54
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,535
    1.52
    17. Other Injuries
    1,453
    1.44
    18. Leukemia
    1,354
    1.34
    19. Lymphomas
    1,268
    1.26
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,266
    1.25
    21. Falls
    1,245
    1.23
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    870
    0.86
    23. Liver Disease
    809
    0.80
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    725
    0.72
    25. Other Neoplasms
    679
    0.67
      Deaths %
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    611
    0.61
    27. Ovary Cancer
    557
    0.55
    28. Suicide
    533
    0.53
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    526
    0.52
    30. Oral Cancer
    440
    0.44
    31. Skin Cancers
    438
    0.43
    32. Drownings
    435
    0.43
    33. Uterin Cancer
    373
    0.37
    34. Epilepsy
    249
    0.25
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    246
    0.24
    36. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.24
    37. Drug Use
    193
    0.19
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    174
    0.17
    39. Fires
    146
    0.14
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    135
    0.13
    41. Low Birth Weight
    127
    0.13
    42. Violence
    104
    0.10
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    100
    0.10
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    95
    0.09
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    67
    0.07
    46. Tuberculosis
    66
    0.07
    47. Skin Disease
    56
    0.06
    48. Hepatitis B
    56
    0.06
    49. Alcohol
    50
    0.05
    50. Anemia
    47
    0.05
    Greece GREECE CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    30.95
    12
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.29
    75
    3. Prostate Cancer
    12.42
    122
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.20
    59
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.43
    32
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    95
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    83
    8. Bladder Cancer
    5.01
    9
      Rate World Rank
    9. Leukemia
    5.01
    18
    10. Lymphomas
    4.87
    84
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    80
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.71
    72
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.16
    164
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.84
    143
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    110
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.06
    153
    Greece GREECE HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    10.5
    34
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    35.2
    26.7
    57
    9
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    24.2
    25.4
    43
    79
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.95
    56
    Greece GREECE LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    67.3
    70.5
    68.9
    15
    32
    24
    1970
    70.1
    73.6
    71.8
    5
    24
    12
    1980
    72.3
    76.5
    74.4
    7
    17
    9
    1990
    74.5
    79.5
    76.9
    5
    11
    6
    2000
    75.4
    81.1
    78.2
    15
    12
    14
    2010
    77.7
    82.9
    80.3
    19
    17
    19
    2019
    78.6
    83.6
    81.1
    27
    23
    28
    Greece GREECE DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    10.57m
    87
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.95
    158
    Population 0-14
    14.5%
    176
    Population 15-64
    63.0%
    129
    Population 65 +
    22.4%
    4
    Birth Rate / 1000
    7.61
    186
    Death Rate / 1000
    12.04
    14
    Fertility Rate
    1.39
    187
    Infant Mortality
    3.61
    165
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.07
    21
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.07
    20
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.98
    117
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.80
    96
    Net Migration
    0.97
    46
    Population Growth
    -0.34%
    178
    Literacy Total
    97.9%
    64
    Literacy Male
    98.5%
    49
    Literacy Female
    97.4%
    49
    Unemployment
    17.3%
    32
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    81.1
    28
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    70.9
    24
    GDP per Capita USD
    $27,300
    49

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    6,101,379
    37,869
    4/1/24
    Greece COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Greece causes.

     
     
    Greece COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Greece COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.