What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Greece?

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Greece was 81.86 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Greece?

The highest recorded value was 81.86 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 66.21 years in 1950.

How does Greece rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?

Greece ranks 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Greece data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Greece

Name: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Greece
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Greece: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 81.86 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

81.86 years

Change on year

up 2.4%

World rank

41st

of 236 countries

All-time high

81.86 years

in 2023

All-time low

66.21 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Greece, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Greece is 81.86 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Greece peaked at 81.86 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.21 years, in 1950.

That places Greece 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	68.02 years	66.21 years	69.71 years	10
1960s	71.06 years	70.31 years	72.06 years	10
1970s	73.49 years	72.72 years	74.67 years	10
1980s	75.88 years	74.48 years	77.13 years	10
1990s	77.86 years	77.3 years	78.42 years	10
2000s	79.44 years	78.44 years	80.37 years	10
2010s	80.97 years	80.42 years	81.5 years	10
2020s	80.97 years	79.94 years	81.86 years	4

Countries ranked near Greece

38 Austria 81.96 years compare
39 Denmark 81.93 years compare
40 Finland 81.91 years compare
42 Puerto Rico 81.69 years compare
43 Cyprus 81.65 years compare
44 Slovenia 81.6 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Greece

Population ages 15-64, total 6.53 million (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 46,489 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 47,673 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 45,155 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 47,468 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 44,987 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 47,943 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 44,199 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 41,702 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 44,256 (2025)

All data for Greece →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Greece?: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Greece was 81.86 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 81.86 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 66.21 years in 1950.
How does Greece rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?: Greece ranks 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.