Greece vs Ireland: Child mortality rate by sex
Greece
0.3511 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.3566 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece rank
170th
Ireland rank
168th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Greece
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.3566 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3511 deaths per 100 live births in Greece, a difference of 0.0055 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 170th and Ireland ranks 168th 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 | 5.09 deaths per 100 live births | 3.83 deaths per 100 live births | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1960s | 3.81 deaths per 100 live births | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6306 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3427 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.7927 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6948 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0979 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.4528 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5042 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0514 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.3821 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3431 deaths per 100 live births | 0.039 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.3631 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3408 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0223 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Greece or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.3566 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3511 deaths per 100 live births in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Greece and Ireland?
- 0.0055 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 rate by sex?
- Greece ranks 170th and Ireland ranks 168th 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 rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .