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
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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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Indicator
Child mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .