Greece vs Ireland: Child mortality by sex
Greece
0.4121 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.4149 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece rank
171st
Ireland rank
170th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Greece
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.4149 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4121 deaths per 100 live births in Greece, a difference of 0.0028 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 171st and Ireland ranks 170th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 7 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.29 deaths per 100 live births | 4.87 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4196 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1960s | 4.24 deaths per 100 live births | 3.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.86 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6813 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3973 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.9271 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8513 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0758 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.5263 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6046 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0783 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.4473 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4033 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0441 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.4257 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0301 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Greece or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.4149 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4121 deaths per 100 live births in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Greece and Ireland?
- 0.0028 deaths per 100 live births, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Ireland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Ireland rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Greece ranks 171st and Ireland ranks 170th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .