Health in Greece

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Life expectancy at birth in Greece

Greece had the highest rate of male smokers in Europe in 2015: 53%. [1]

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative [2] finds that Greece is fulfilling 88.6% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income. [3]

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References

  1. Ballas, Dimitris; Dorling, Danny; Hennig, Benjamin (2017). The Human Atlas of Europe. Bristol: Policy Press. p. 66. ISBN   9781447313540.
  2. "Human Rights Measurement Initiative – The first global initiative to track the human rights performance of countries". humanrightsmeasurement.org. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  3. "Greece - Human Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2023-05-01.