The islands have the highest life expectancy in Greece - New data published

At 80.2 years is the average life expectancy in Greece according to Eurostat in 2021, roughly the same as the European Union average (80.1 years). For women, life expectancy was 5.5 years longer than for men, 82.9 years compared to 77.4 years.

In Europe, life expectancy for women is also 82.9 years, according to Eurostat and for men, 77.2 years.

It should be noted that in the last decade, the expectation was steadily increasing, but in 2020 and 2021, it decreased, a development attributed to the coronavirus pandemic but also to climate change.

The largest difference in life expectancy between women and men was recorded in Latvia (9.8 years) and the smallest in the French region of Mayotte (2.3 years).

For women, the highest life expectancy is recorded in the Madrid region in Spain at 88.2 years, while for men, the highest life expectancy is found in Finland.

What is true in Greece?

Greece could not be an exception, but it has large variations depending on the regions where one lives. Life expectancy in the eastern and western parts of the country is much greater than that of the central territory.

More specifically, in Thrace, Macedonia, Central Greece, and Western Peloponnese, the life expectancy for men is 76.4 to 77.6 years and women from 83 to 83.4 years.

In the Ionian Islands, men have a life expectancy of 78.1 years and women 83.4 years. In the Northeast Aegean, men reach 80.5 years and women 85.4 years; in Crete, men reach 79.1 years and women 83.4 years.

Accordingly, in the South Aegean, the life expectancy for men is 79.1 years and for women 83.4 years. In the Eastern Peloponnese (Argolides, Mani, Arcadia, Messinia), men are expected to live to 78.1 years on average and women to reach 83.7.

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