Greece vs Ireland: Child mortality rate
Greece
0.38 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece rank
172nd
Ireland rank
169th
Child mortality rate over time
- Greece
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.39 deaths per 100 live births against 0.38 deaths per 100 live births in Greece, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 95 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 172nd and Ireland ranks 169th of 200 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 10 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 13.64 deaths per 100 live births | 9.65 deaths per 100 live births | 3.99 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1930s | 17.85 deaths per 100 live births | 9.45 deaths per 100 live births | 8.41 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1940s | 9.98 deaths per 100 live births | 7.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1950s | 5.11 deaths per 100 live births | 4.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.642 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1960s | 4.03 deaths per 100 live births | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.655 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.37 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.863 deaths per 100 live births | 0.776 deaths per 100 live births | 0.087 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.491 deaths per 100 live births | 0.556 deaths per 100 live births | 0.065 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.414 deaths per 100 live births | 0.376 deaths per 100 live births | 0.038 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.396 deaths per 100 live births | 0.37 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, Greece or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.39 deaths per 100 live births against 0.38 deaths per 100 live births in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Greece and Ireland?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Ireland?
- 95 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Ireland rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Greece ranks 172nd and Ireland ranks 169th 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
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.