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Healthy life years at birth in Greece

A newborn in Greece could expect 69.9 years in good health in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Healthy life years at birth Unit: Years Data: 2004 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Greece, 2024 69.9 Years
Change from 2023 +5.0% 2023: 66.6 years
European Union, 2024 65.2 years Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 63.9 years Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2024 3rd of 28 See the full ranking

Healthy life years at birth in Greece over time

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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Healthy life years at birth (years), 2004 to 2024
Period GreeceEuropean Union
2024 69.9 years 65.2 years
2023 66.6 years 63.1 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2022 67.0 years 62.6 yearsb (break in time series)
2021 65.6 years 63.6 years
2020 65.9 years 64.0 years
2019 66.0 years 64.6 years
2018 65.4 years 64.0 years
2017 64.8 years 63.9 years
2016 64.3 years 64.0 years
2015 64.0 years 62.8 yearsb (break in time series)
2014 64.5 years 61.3 years
2013 64.9 years 61.0 years
2012 64.9 years 61.3 years
2011 66.6 years 61.4 years
2010 66.9 years 61.8 years
2009 66.4 years 61.0 years
2008 65.9 yearsb (break in time series) 61.0 yearsb (break in time series)
2007 66.8 years 61.7 years
2006 67.4 years 61.6 yearse (estimated)
2005 66.8 years 60.9 yearse (estimated)
2004 64.8 years 62.9 yearse (estimated)

Flags: e estimated; b break in time series; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of +5.0% from 66.6 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 64.5 years, the figure has changed by +8.4%.
  • Among the 28 countries with data for 2024, Greece has the 3rd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 65.2 years.

More for Greece

All statistics for Greece
Life expectancy at birth 81.9 years 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 78.3% 2025 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 3.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 423 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Practising physicians 627 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 8.4% 2024 · Eurostat

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Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
hlth_hlye · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A hlth_hle=HLY_Y0 unit=YR
Observation period
2004 to 2024 for Greece
Provider update
17 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat