Germany vs Greece: Child mortality rate
Germany
0.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece
0.38 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany rank
173rd
Greece rank
172nd
Child mortality rate over time
- Germany
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.38 deaths per 100 live births against 0.37 deaths per 100 live births in Germany, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 173rd and Greece ranks 172nd of 200 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 16.87 deaths per 100 live births | 13.17 deaths per 100 live births | 3.7 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1930s | 10.59 deaths per 100 live births | 17.85 deaths per 100 live births | 7.27 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1940s | 8.72 deaths per 100 live births | 14.56 deaths per 100 live births | 5.84 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1960s | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 3.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6625 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.508 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.336 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.679 deaths per 100 live births | 0.863 deaths per 100 live births | 0.184 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.481 deaths per 100 live births | 0.491 deaths per 100 live births | 0.01 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.394 deaths per 100 live births | 0.414 deaths per 100 live births | 0.02 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.396 deaths per 100 live births | 0.026 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Germany or Greece?
- Greece, at 0.38 deaths per 100 live births against 0.37 deaths per 100 live births in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Germany and Greece?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Greece rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Germany ranks 173rd and Greece ranks 172nd of 200 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.