Germany vs Greece: Child mortality
Germany
0.3711 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece
0.3824 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany rank
176th
Greece rank
174th
Child mortality over time
- Germany
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births in Germany, a difference of 0.0113 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Greece ahead.
Germany ranks 176th and Greece ranks 174th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 11 and Greece in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | 36.1 deaths per 100 live births | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1810s | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | 36.1 deaths per 100 live births | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1820s | 34.73 deaths per 100 live births | 36.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1830s | 44.47 deaths per 100 live births | 36.1 deaths per 100 live births | 8.37 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1840s | 48.41 deaths per 100 live births | 36.1 deaths per 100 live births | 12.31 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1850s | 47.36 deaths per 100 live births | 36.1 deaths per 100 live births | 11.26 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1860s | 48.02 deaths per 100 live births | 36.1 deaths per 100 live births | 11.92 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1870s | 43.41 deaths per 100 live births | 36.06 deaths per 100 live births | 7.35 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1880s | 37.07 deaths per 100 live births | 35.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1890s | 35.83 deaths per 100 live births | 33.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2.44 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1900s | 31.43 deaths per 100 live births | 31.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3212 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1910s | 25.18 deaths per 100 live births | 20.35 deaths per 100 live births | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1920s | 17.25 deaths per 100 live births | 12.9 deaths per 100 live births | 4.36 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1930s | 10.56 deaths per 100 live births | 17.86 deaths per 100 live births | 7.3 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1940s | 7.4 deaths per 100 live births | 9.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1950s | 5.16 deaths per 100 live births | 5.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0431 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1960s | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | 4.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7796 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5081 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3371 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.6788 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8616 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1828 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.4797 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4904 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0108 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4156 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0213 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.3704 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3952 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0248 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Germany or Greece?
- Greece, at 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Germany and Greece?
- 0.0113 deaths per 100 live births, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Greece rank globally for child mortality?
- Germany ranks 176th and Greece ranks 174th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.