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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 UNITED KINGDOM

Compare Greece and United Kingdom 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.

United Kingdom
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   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
      Greece GREECE   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
           
    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
    		  
    68.2
    74.2
    71.1
    9
    4
    9
    1970
    70.1
    73.6
    71.8
    5
    24
    12
    		  
    68.9
    75.2
    72.0
    13
    9
    9
    1980
    72.3
    76.5
    74.4
    7
    17
    9
    		  
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    16
    14
    17
    1990
    74.5
    79.5
    76.9
    5
    11
    6
    		  
    73.1
    78.8
    75.9
    17
    16
    16
    2000
    75.4
    81.1
    78.2
    15
    12
    14
    		  
    75.3
    80.1
    77.8
    18
    23
    20
    2010
    77.7
    82.9
    80.3
    19
    17
    19
    		  
    78.1
    82.2
    80.2
    15
    26
    21
    2019
    78.6
    83.6
    81.1
    27
    23
    28
    		  
    79.8
    83.0
    81.4
    19
    31
    25
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    83.6
    27
    23
    79.8
    83.0
    19
    31
    Age 5
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    Age 10
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    Age 15
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    80.2
    83.4
    19
    30
    Age 20
    79.1
    84.0
    30
    26
    80.3
    83.4
    20
    31
    Age 25
    79.3
    84.0
    30
    26
    80.4
    83.5
    21
    31
    Age 30
    79.4
    84.1
    31
    26
    80.6
    83.6
    22
    31
    Age 35
    79.6
    84.2
    32
    26
    80.8
    83.7
    23
    31
    Age 40
    79.8
    84.3
    32
    27
    81.0
    83.8
    22
    31
    Age 45
    80.1
    84.4
    33
    27
    81.3
    84.0
    21
    30
    Age 50
    80.5
    84.7
    32
    27
    81.8
    84.3
    21
    30
    Age 55
    81.1
    85.0
    33
    27
    82.3
    84.7
    22
    31
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.5
    33
    28
    83.0
    85.2
    21
    31
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.1
    31
    27
    83.9
    85.9
    18
    31
    Age 70
    84.8
    86.8
    25
    29
    85.0
    86.8
    20
    31
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.9
    18
    32
    86.5
    87.9
    22
    31
    Age 80
    88.7
    89.1
    14
    41
    88.4
    89.4
    21
    32
    Age 85
    91.2
    90.9
    14
    59
    90.7
    91.3
    40
    40
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    63.02
    148
    43.08
    168
    2. Stroke
    35.72
    144
    20.17
    169
    3. Lung Cancers
    30.95
    12
    24.68
    29
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.43
    121
    20.37
    114
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.29
    75
    17.64
    82
    6. Lung Disease
    13.43
    149
    19.80
    107
    7. Prostate Cancer
    12.42
    122
    16.66
    82
    8. Kidney Disease
    12.11
    134
    2.86
    179
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.20
    59
    12.09
    50
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9.74
    156
    42.70
    2
    11. Hypertension
    7.48
    146
    2.97
    167
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.43
    32
    6.20
    52
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.68
    140
    2.81
    173
    14. Parkinson's Disease
    6.56
    16
    4.31
    80
    15. Other Injuries
    6.19
    117
    3.64
    157
    16. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    95
    3.32
    143
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    83
    3.64
    146
    18. Leukemia
    5.01
    18
    3.55
    93
    19. Bladder Cancer
    5.01
    9
    3.54
    40
    20. Lymphomas
    4.87
    84
    6.17
    37
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    80
    5.61
    45
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.49
    173
    3.59
    178
    23. Liver Disease
    3.87
    173
    7.90
    142
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.67
    117
    2.47
    151
    25. Suicide
    3.63
    156
    6.88
    116
    26. Falls
    3.05
    146
    4.31
    120
    27. Uterin Cancer
    2.71
    72
    2.98
    56
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    2.60
    127
    2.84
    119
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.37
    171
    3.07
    155
    30. Low Birth Weight
    2.25
    143
    2.42
    135
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.16
    164
    2.01
    165
    32. Drownings
    2.08
    114
    0.40
    178
    33. Drug Use
    1.95
    47
    4.16
    16
    34. Other Neoplasms
    1.91
    54
    2.38
    45
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.84
    143
    2.46
    105
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    110
    2.62
    46
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.60
    129
    1.34
    138
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.06
    153
    6.08
    28
    39. Epilepsy
    0.99
    136
    1.31
    114
    40. Violence
    0.86
    160
    1.22
    144
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.74
    20
    1.58
    1
    42. Fires
    0.54
    137
    0.32
    162
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.38
    129
    0.23
    143
    44. Alcohol
    0.33
    158
    1.76
    69
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.29
    171
    0.54
    153
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.28
    174
    0.35
    168
    47. Tuberculosis
    0.25
    154
    0.25
    155
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.25
    108
    0.59
    38
    49. Hepatitis B
    0.24
    91
    0.04
    161
    50. Meningitis
    0.21
    155
    0.27
    147
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Greece GREECE   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,124
    20.92
    71,728
    14.01
    2. Stroke
    14,077
    13.94
    37,626
    7.35
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8,282
    8.20
    40,540
    7.92
    4. Lung Cancers
    7,355
    7.28
    35,715
    6.98
    5. Lung Disease
    5,526
    5.47
    32,896
    6.43
    6. Kidney Disease
    4,759
    4.71
    5,471
    1.07
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,940
    3.90
    98,135
    19.17
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,264
    3.23
    18,446
    3.60
    9. Hypertension
    2,922
    2.89
    5,208
    1.02
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    2,646
    2.62
    8,573
    1.67
    11. Breast Cancer
    2,520
    2.50
    12,718
    2.48
    12. Prostate Cancer
    2,023
    2.00
    13,289
    2.60
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,904
    1.89
    8,995
    1.76
    14. Liver Cancer
    1,566
    1.55
    5,237
    1.02
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1,551
    1.54
    6,133
    1.20
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,535
    1.52
    4,999
    0.98
    17. Other Injuries
    1,453
    1.44
    5,464
    1.07
    18. Leukemia
    1,354
    1.34
    5,211
    1.02
    19. Lymphomas
    1,268
    1.26
    9,350
    1.83
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,266
    1.25
    5,842
    1.14
    21. Falls
    1,245
    1.23
    7,618
    1.49
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    870
    0.86
    2,169
    0.42
    23. Liver Disease
    809
    0.80
    7,666
    1.50
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    725
    0.72
    3,126
    0.61
    25. Other Neoplasms
    679
    0.67
    3,986
    0.78
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    611
    0.61
    2,090
    0.41
    27. Ovary Cancer
    557
    0.55
    4,019
    0.79
    28. Suicide
    533
    0.53
    5,325
    1.04
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    526
    0.52
    3,297
    0.64
    30. Oral Cancer
    440
    0.44
    3,109
    0.61
    31. Skin Cancers
    438
    0.43
    3,727
    0.73
    32. Drownings
    435
    0.43
    301
    0.06
    33. Uterin Cancer
    373
    0.37
    2,346
    0.46
    34. Epilepsy
    249
    0.25
    1,193
    0.23
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    246
    0.24
    8,727
    1.70
    36. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.24
    1,099
    0.21
    37. Drug Use
    193
    0.19
    2,824
    0.55
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    174
    0.17
    2,127
    0.42
    39. Fires
    146
    0.14
    334
    0.07
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    135
    0.13
    1,856
    0.36
    41. Low Birth Weight
    127
    0.13
    1,313
    0.26
    42. Violence
    104
    0.10
    868
    0.17
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    100
    0.10
    876
    0.17
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    95
    0.09
    1,599
    0.31
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    67
    0.07
    1,014
    0.20
    46. Tuberculosis
    66
    0.07
    351
    0.07
    47. Hepatitis B
    56
    0.06
    40
    0.01
    48. Skin Disease
    56
    0.06
    2,134
    0.42
    49. Alcohol
    50
    0.05
    1,555
    0.30
    50. HIV/AIDS
    47
    0.05
    188
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    30.95
    12
    24.68
    29
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.29
    75
    17.64
    82
    3. Prostate Cancer
    12.42
    122
    16.66
    82
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.20
    59
    12.09
    50
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.43
    32
    6.20
    52
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    95
    3.32
    143
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    83
    3.64
    146
    8. Bladder Cancer
    5.01
    9
    3.54
    40
    9. Leukemia
    5.01
    18
    3.55
    93
    10. Lymphomas
    4.87
    84
    6.17
    37
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    80
    5.61
    45
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.71
    72
    2.98
    56
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.16
    164
    2.01
    165
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.84
    143
    2.46
    105
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    110
    2.62
    46
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.06
    153
    6.08
    28
    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.