List of Greek regions by life expectancy
Greek regions by life expectancy
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.
Eurostat (2018—2022)
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 2022.
region
2018
2019
2019 →2021
2021
2021 →2022
2022
2018 →2022
male
female
overall
male
female
F Δ M
overall
overall
male
female
F Δ M
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
Data source: Eurostat [ 1] [ 2]
Life expectancy in Greek regions in comparison with regions of other European countries in 2018, 2019 and 2022, according to Eurostat
[ 1] [ 2] (legends on the maps are identical)
Global Data Lab (2018–2022)
region
2018
2019
2021
2021 →2022
2022
2018 →2022
male
female
overall
male
female
F Δ M
overall
overall
male
female
F Δ M
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[ 3]
Charts
Development of life expectancy in Greece according to estimation of the
World Bank Group [ 4]
Life expectancy with calculated sex gap
[ 4]
Life expectancy in Greece according to estimation of
Our World in Data [ 5]
Development of life expectancy in Greece in comparison to some European countries
[ 4]
Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Greece on the background of other countries of Europe in 2019
[ 6]
Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females separately
[ 6]
See also
References
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