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Greece
COUNTRY #1
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 VS CHINA

Compare Greece and China health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

China
COUNTRY #2
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
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Greece Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   China CHINA
      Greece GREECE   China CHINA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.3
    70.5
    68.9
    15
    32
    24
    		  
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    70.1
    73.6
    71.8
    5
    24
    12
    		  
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    72.3
    76.5
    74.4
    7
    17
    9
    		  
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    74.5
    79.5
    76.9
    5
    11
    6
    		  
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    75.4
    81.1
    78.2
    15
    12
    14
    		  
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    77.7
    82.9
    80.3
    19
    17
    19
    		  
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    78.6
    83.6
    81.1
    27
    23
    28
    		  
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    83.6
    27
    23
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    79.1
    84.0
    30
    26
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    79.3
    84.0
    30
    26
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    79.4
    84.1
    31
    26
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    79.6
    84.2
    32
    26
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    79.8
    84.3
    32
    27
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    80.1
    84.4
    33
    27
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    80.5
    84.7
    32
    27
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    81.1
    85.0
    33
    27
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.5
    33
    28
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.1
    31
    27
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    84.8
    86.8
    25
    29
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.9
    18
    32
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    88.7
    89.1
    14
    41
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    91.2
    90.9
    14
    59
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    63.02
    148
    97.57
    115
    2. Stroke
    35.72
    144
    110.80
    58
    3. Lung Cancers
    30.95
    12
    36.63
    5
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.43
    121
    11.28
    152
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.29
    75
    8.95
    169
    6. Lung Disease
    13.43
    149
    54.18
    13
    7. Prostate Cancer
    12.42
    122
    6.41
    152
    8. Kidney Disease
    12.11
    134
    10.39
    141
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.20
    59
    13.02
    42
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9.74
    156
    17.36
    97
    11. Hypertension
    7.48
    146
    16.80
    98
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.43
    32
    5.72
    59
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.68
    140
    15.09
    96
    14. Parkinson's Disease
    6.56
    16
    3.95
    98
    15. Other Injuries
    6.19
    117
    3.50
    161
    16. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    95
    20.55
    3
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    83
    9.30
    33
    18. Leukemia
    5.01
    18
    3.48
    97
    19. Bladder Cancer
    5.01
    9
    2.04
    94
    20. Lymphomas
    4.87
    84
    3.04
    145
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    80
    2.76
    153
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.49
    173
    8.56
    148
    23. Liver Disease
    3.87
    173
    7.57
    146
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.67
    117
    1.73
    168
    25. Suicide
    3.63
    156
    6.67
    121
    26. Falls
    3.05
    146
    8.04
    50
    27. Uterin Cancer
    2.71
    72
    1.16
    157
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    2.60
    127
    1.51
    162
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.37
    171
    3.32
    150
    30. Low Birth Weight
    2.25
    143
    1.76
    150
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.16
    164
    5.16
    124
    32. Drownings
    2.08
    114
    3.66
    56
    33. Drug Use
    1.95
    47
    1.34
    79
    34. Other Neoplasms
    1.91
    54
    0.24
    152
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.84
    143
    2.81
    89
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    110
    1.05
    137
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.60
    129
    2.05
    106
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.06
    153
    12.42
    6
    39. Epilepsy
    0.99
    136
    0.74
    163
    40. Violence
    0.86
    160
    0.73
    166
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.74
    20
    0.09
    167
    42. Fires
    0.54
    137
    0.62
    129
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.38
    129
    1.62
    111
    44. Alcohol
    0.33
    158
    1.05
    111
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.29
    171
    3.53
    34
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.28
    174
    1.40
    108
    47. Tuberculosis
    0.25
    154
    1.88
    111
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.25
    108
    0.55
    41
    49. Hepatitis B
    0.24
    91
    0.15
    113
    50. Meningitis
    0.21
    155
    0.39
    128
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Greece GREECE   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,124
    20.92
    1.772m
    18.44
    2. Stroke
    14,077
    13.94
    2.043m
    21.27
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8,282
    8.20
    183,342
    1.91
    4. Lung Cancers
    7,355
    7.28
    714,311
    7.44
    5. Lung Disease
    5,526
    5.47
    968,607
    10.08
    6. Kidney Disease
    4,759
    4.71
    192,302
    2.00
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,940
    3.90
    304,455
    3.17
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,264
    3.23
    248,388
    2.59
    9. Hypertension
    2,922
    2.89
    301,183
    3.14
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    2,646
    2.62
    70,699
    0.74
    11. Breast Cancer
    2,520
    2.50
    92,757
    0.97
    12. Prostate Cancer
    2,023
    2.00
    51,056
    0.53
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,904
    1.89
    111,537
    1.16
    14. Liver Cancer
    1,566
    1.55
    180,952
    1.88
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1,551
    1.54
    37,873
    0.39
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,535
    1.52
    398,439
    4.15
    17. Other Injuries
    1,453
    1.44
    54,087
    0.56
    18. Leukemia
    1,354
    1.34
    58,145
    0.61
    19. Lymphomas
    1,268
    1.26
    57,838
    0.60
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,266
    1.25
    161,672
    1.68
    21. Falls
    1,245
    1.23
    138,878
    1.45
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    870
    0.86
    250,272
    2.61
    23. Liver Disease
    809
    0.80
    145,603
    1.52
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    725
    0.72
    29,954
    0.31
    25. Other Neoplasms
    679
    0.67
    4,374
    0.05
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    611
    0.61
    37,723
    0.39
    27. Ovary Cancer
    557
    0.55
    28,078
    0.29
    28. Suicide
    533
    0.53
    116,324
    1.21
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    526
    0.52
    25,613
    0.27
    30. Oral Cancer
    440
    0.44
    54,695
    0.57
    31. Skin Cancers
    438
    0.43
    19,669
    0.20
    32. Drownings
    435
    0.43
    52,807
    0.55
    33. Uterin Cancer
    373
    0.37
    11,751
    0.12
    34. Epilepsy
    249
    0.25
    11,365
    0.12
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    246
    0.24
    242,891
    2.53
    36. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.24
    51,650
    0.54
    37. Drug Use
    193
    0.19
    24,214
    0.25
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    174
    0.17
    36,613
    0.38
    39. Fires
    146
    0.14
    10,498
    0.11
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    135
    0.13
    1,734
    0.02
    41. Low Birth Weight
    127
    0.13
    21,631
    0.23
    42. Violence
    104
    0.10
    11,115
    0.12
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    100
    0.10
    65,350
    0.68
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    95
    0.09
    8,719
    0.09
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    67
    0.07
    10,108
    0.11
    46. Tuberculosis
    66
    0.07
    34,802
    0.36
    47. Hepatitis B
    56
    0.06
    2,757
    0.03
    48. Skin Disease
    56
    0.06
    5,222
    0.05
    49. Alcohol
    50
    0.05
    19,071
    0.20
    50. HIV/AIDS
    47
    0.05
    28,746
    0.30
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    30.95
    12
    36.63
    5
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.29
    75
    8.95
    169
    3. Prostate Cancer
    12.42
    122
    6.41
    152
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.20
    59
    13.02
    42
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.43
    32
    5.72
    59
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    95
    20.55
    3
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    83
    9.30
    33
    8. Bladder Cancer
    5.01
    9
    2.04
    94
    9. Leukemia
    5.01
    18
    3.48
    97
    10. Lymphomas
    4.87
    84
    3.04
    145
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    80
    2.76
    153
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.71
    72
    1.16
    157
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.16
    164
    5.16
    124
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.84
    143
    2.81
    89
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    110
    1.05
    137
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.06
    153
    12.42
    6
    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.