Greece vs Switzerland: Child mortality rate by sex
Greece
0.3511 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.3546 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece rank
170th
Switzerland rank
169th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Greece
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.3546 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3511 deaths per 100 live births in Greece, a difference of 0.0035 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 Switzerland ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.09 deaths per 100 live births | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1960s | 3.81 deaths per 100 live births | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8063 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5491 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.7927 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5981 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1946 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.4528 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4643 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0116 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.3821 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3944 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0123 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3631 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3609 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0022 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.3546 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 Switzerland?
- 0.0035 deaths per 100 live births, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Switzerland rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Greece ranks 170th and Switzerland ranks 169th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .