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Country fact sheet: Greece

Population

- Total population: 10 384 471
- Female population: 5 309 220
- Male population: 5 075 251
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 1 845.8
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 33.3
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 77.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.893
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 81.1
- Female population (years): 83.6
- Male population (years): 78.6
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 258.7
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 100.6
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (82.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (14.7)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (51.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (40.1)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal