List of 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)

See also: List of European regions by life expectancy

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.

code	region	2018				2018 →2019	2019				2019 →2021	2021	2021 →2022	2022				2018 →2022
		overall	male	female	F Δ M		overall	male	female	F Δ M		overall		overall	male	female	F Δ M
	Greece on average	81.9	79.3	84.4	5.1	−0.2	81.7	79.2	84.2	5.0	−1.5	80.2	0.6	80.8	78.3	83.4	5.1	−1.1
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)

Main article: List of European regions by life expectancy § Estimate of the Global Data Lab (2019—2022)

region	2018				2018 →2019	2019				2019 →2021	2021	2021 →2022	2022				2018 →2022
	overall	male	female	F Δ M		overall	male	female	F Δ M		overall		overall	male	female	F Δ M
Greece on average	81.39	78.76	84.12	5.36	−0.14	81.25	78.71	83.86	5.15	−1.14	80.11	0.50	80.61	78.02	83.32	5.30	−0.78
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]
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  Life expectancy in Greece according to estimation of Our World in Data ^[5]
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  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]
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  Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females separately ^[6]

See also

• List of countries by life expectancy
• List of European countries by life expectancy
• Administrative divisions of Greece
• Demographics of Greece

References

1. "Life expectancy at birth by sex and NUTS 2 region". Eurostat. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024. — Dataset
2. "Life expectancy at birth by sex and NUTS 2 region". Eurostat. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024. — Table. For visualization use tab "Map"
3. "Life expectancy 2022 - Maps | Subnational HDI (v8.0)". Global Data Lab. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
4. "Life expectancy at birth, total - Greece". World Bank Group.
5. "Life expectancy at birth: Greece". Our World in Data.
6. "Life expectancy and Healthy life expectancy, data by country". World Health Organization. 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2024.