Greece - Life expectancy at birth 2018

Life expectancy increases in Greece

In 2018 the life expectancy in Greece increased to 81.9 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 84.4 years and for men 79.3 years.

Greece’s position improvened with respect to the 194 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 28th in 2017 to 21th in 2018.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Greece over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2017, when it was 81.4 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2008, when it was 80.2 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Greece. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Greece in Greek economy.

Greece - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2018	84.40	79.30	81.90
2017	83.90	78.80	81.40
2016	84.00	78.90	81.50
2015	83.70	78.50	81.10
2014	84.10	78.80	81.50
2013	84.00	78.70	81.40
2012	83.40	78.00	80.70
2011	83.60	78.00	80.80
2010	83.30	78.00	80.60
2009	83.30	77.50	80.40
2008	83.00	77.50	80.20
2007	82.50	76.90	79.70
2006	82.70	77.10	79.90
2005	82.50	76.80	79.60
2004	82.20	76.60	79.40
2003	82.00	76.60	79.30
2002	82.00	76.40	79.20
2001	81.90	76.30	79.10
2000	81.30	75.90	78.60
1999	81.10	75.90	78.50
1998	80.90	75.80	78.30
1997	81.00	75.70	78.40
1996	80.60	75.30	77.90
1995	80.40	75.20	77.80
1994	80.30	75.30	77.80
1993	80.10	75.10	77.60
1992	79.70	74.70	77.20
1991	79.80	74.80	77.30
1990	79.50	74.70	77.10
1989	79.50	74.50	77.00
1988	79.30	74.30	76.80
1987	78.60	73.90	76.20
1986	78.80	74.10	76.40
1985	78.40	73.50	76.00
1984	78.60	73.80	76.20
1983	78.00	73.40	75.70
1982	78.20	73.60	75.90
1981	77.90	73.40	75.70
1980	77.50	73.00	75.30
1979	77.80	73.20	75.50
1978	77.50	72.90	75.30
1977	77.00	72.40	74.70
1976	76.70	72.30	74.50
1975	76.70	72.20	74.40
1974	76.80	72.40	74.60
1973	76.20	72.00	74.10
1972	75.90	71.70	73.80
1971	76.20	72.20	74.20
1970	76.00	71.60	73.80
1969	75.00	71.00	73.00
1968	74.20	70.60	72.40
1967	74.20	70.40	72.40
1966	74.70	70.50	72.60
1965	74.30	70.50	72.40
1964	73.80	69.90	71.80
1963	73.70	70.20	72.00
1962	73.40	69.90	71.70
1961	73.80	70.20	72.10
1960	71.86	66.86	69.30

Greece - Life expectancy at birth