# 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)

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 | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 →2019 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 →2021 | 2021 | 2021 →2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2018 →2022 |
| code | region | overall | male | female | F Δ M | 2018 →2019 | overall | male | female | F Δ M | 2019 →2021 | overall | 2021 →2022 | overall | male | female | F Δ M | 2018 →2022 |
| | 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

## Global Data Lab (2018–2022)

| region | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 →2019 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 →2021 | 2021 | 2021 →2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2018 →2022 |
| region | overall | male | female | F Δ M | 2018 →2019 | overall | male | female | F Δ M | 2019 →2021 | overall | 2021 →2022 | overall | male | female | F Δ M | 2018 →2022 |
| 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

## Charts

* Development of life expectancy in Greece according to estimation of the World Bank Group
* Life expectancy with calculated sex gap
* Life expectancy in Greece according to estimation of Our World in Data
* Development of life expectancy in Greece in comparison to some European countries
* Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Greece on the background of other countries of Europe in 2019
* Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females separately