Life expectancy at birth, men in Greece
Life expectancy at birth for men in Greece was 79.4 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Greece, 2024
79.4
Change from 2023
+0.3%
European Union, 2024
79.0 years
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
79.7 years
Position in 2024
42nd of 217
Life expectancy at birth, men in Greece over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 79.4 years | 79.0 years |
| 2023 | 79.2 years | 78.8 years |
| 2022 | 78.3 years | 78.1 years |
| 2021 | 77.4 years | 77.6 years |
| 2020 | 78.8 years | 77.7 years |
| 2019 | 79.2 years | 78.7 years |
| 2018 | 79.3 years | 78.4 years |
| 2017 | 78.8 years | 78.3 years |
| 2016 | 78.9 years | 78.2 years |
| 2015 | 78.5 years | 77.8 years |
| 2014 | 78.8 years | 78.1 years |
| 2013 | 78.7 years | 77.6 years |
| 2012 | 78.0 years | 77.3 years |
| 2011 | 78.0 years | 77.2 years |
| 2010 | 77.9 years | 76.7 years |
| 2009 | 77.7 years | 76.4 years |
| 2008 | 77.5 years | 76.1 years |
| 2007 | 77.0 years | 75.8 years |
| 2006 | 77.0 years | 75.6 years |
| 2005 | 76.8 years | 75.2 years |
| 2004 | 76.6 years | 75.0 years |
| 2003 | 76.5 years | 74.5 years |
| 2002 | 76.3 years | 74.3 years |
| 2001 | 75.9 years | 74.2 years |
| 2000 | 75.4 years | 73.8 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3% from 79.2 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 78.8 years, the figure has changed by +0.8%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Greece has the 42nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 79.0 years.
More for Greece
All statistics for Greece
Life expectancy at birth
81.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
84.4 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
81.9 years
2024 · 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