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Demographic Trends
From the wide range of macro and micro indicators there some indicative indexes which would portray the current state of development in life expectancy, health status and quality of life. Greece ranks 29th, out of 187 countries, according to the UN Human Development Indicator. Average life expectancy is 79.9 years and adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above) is 97. The average Greek is 42 years old.