European ranking
16 / 35
Worsened by 2 positions since the previous year
Greece: Life expectancy at birth
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Country overview
Greece
Current reading for Life expectancy at birth in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Life expectancy at birth
Latest value
81.90 Years
Compared with Europe
+1.1 puntos
Greece is 1.1 points above the European average.
EU: 80.77
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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth
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At a glance
Greece performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Life expectancy at birth, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to confirmed stability. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in Greece
In Greece, Life expectancy is noticeably better than the European benchmark: 81.9 years versus 80.8 years in 2024, with a gap of 1.1 years.
Recent trend
In Greece, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 81.7 years in 2019 to 81.9 years in 2024. The latest value also changes little from 81.8 years in 2023, confirming the stable reading.
Reading within the topic
In Greece, Quality of Life & Household Conditions shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.