Greece – Health Overview
Coordinated by the European Institute of Women’s Health
Map of Greece
GREECE – A HEALTH OVERVIEW
Demographic and Socio-Economic Trends
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Total population (2007): 11,214,992
Female portion of population (2007): 50.47%
Age distribution (2007):
| Ages 0-14 | 14.3% |
| Ages 15-24 | 11.6% |
| Ages 25-49 | 37.6% |
| Ages 50-64 | 18.0% |
| Ages 65-79 | 14.7% |
| Age 80 and older | 3.9% |
Percentage of population over ages 0-14 (2004):
- Female: 13.9%
- Male: 15.02%
Percentage of population over age 65 (2004):
- Female: 19.74%
- Male: 16.19%
BASIC HEALTH
Life expectancy from birth (2006):
- 81.9 years female
- 77.2 years male
Caesarean sections per 1000 live births (2006): 277.81
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births (2005): 3
Percentage using contraception (1999): 77.4%
EMPLOYMENT
Employment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 47.9%
- Male: 74.9%
Female employment rate:
- 2007: 39.3%
- 1997: 47.9%
Unemployment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 12.8%
- Male: 8.4%
Average gross annual earnings of full-time employees in an enterprise with ten or more employees: no data
LIFESTYLE
Percentage of population completed at least upper secondary education (2007): 59.8%
Marriage rate (2007): 5.16 per 1000 people
Divorce rate (2007): 1.2 per 1000 people
Health Issues
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Deaths from stroke ages 0-64 (2005):
- – Female: 351
- – Male: 676
CANCER
Cancer death rate per 100,000 (2005):
- – Female: 113
- – Male: 217.5
Cervical cancer rate per 100,000 (2004):
- – Incidence: no data
- – Death: 1.36
Breast cancer rate per 100,000 (2004):
- – Incidence: no data
- – Death: 22.76
Women under 65 deaths from cancer (2005):
- – Stomach: 97
- – Colorectal: 156
- – Lung: 274
Age-standardized incidence rates of colorectal cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 21.3
- Male: 31.0
Age-standardized incidence rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 12.8
- Male: 88.7
Age-standardized mortality rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 10.9
- Male: 72.4
LIFESTYLE DISORDERS
Percentage binge drinking at least once a week: no data
Total alcohol consumption litres per capita(2003): 10.71
Number of cigarettes per person per year (2000): 2953.8
Percentage non-smokers (2003):
- female: 78.8%
- Male: 50.5%
Percentage daily smokers (2003):
- Female: 15.6%
- Male: 40.8%
Percentage overweight (1998):
- Female: 36.6%
- Male: 51.1%
Percentage obese (1998):
- Female: 38.1%
- Male: 27.5%
Low Energy Expenditure (2002):
- Female: 71.2%
- Male: 68.5%
MOBILITY DISORDERS
In progress
MENTAL HEALTH
In progress
SEXUAL HEALTH
In progress
CHRONIC DISABLING DISORDERS
In progress
HEALTHCARE
In progress
This resource has been compiled from a range of information to assist researchers by having a facility with all the necessary basic information in regard to health information in Europe and individual member countries.
This reseource has been assembled from information and data gathered from: Eurostat, WHO Europe Office and other sources.