Greece vs Italy: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age
Greece
15.8%
in 2025
Italy
11.6%
in 2025
Greece rank
36th
Italy rank
38th
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Greece currently reports 15.8% against 11.6% in Italy, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Italy ahead.
Greece ranks 36th and Italy ranks 38th of 38 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.8% | 8.7% | 4.1% | Greece |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 8.5% | 7.8% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age, Greece or Italy?
- Greece, at 15.8% against 11.6% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age between Greece and Italy?
- 4.2%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Greece ranks 36th and Italy ranks 38th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and groups of country of birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.