Greece vs Netherlands: Child mortality rate
Greece
0.38 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands
0.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece rank
172nd
Netherlands rank
169th
Child mortality rate over time
- Greece
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands 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 4 times across 96 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Netherlands ahead.
Greece ranks 172nd and Netherlands ranks 169th of 200 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 8 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 13.17 deaths per 100 live births | 8.93 deaths per 100 live births | 4.24 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1930s | 17.85 deaths per 100 live births | 5.6 deaths per 100 live births | 12.25 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1940s | 9.98 deaths per 100 live births | 4.27 deaths per 100 live births | 5.71 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1950s | 5.11 deaths per 100 live births | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1960s | 4.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.978 deaths per 100 live births | 0.527 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.863 deaths per 100 live births | 0.714 deaths per 100 live births | 0.149 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.491 deaths per 100 live births | 0.539 deaths per 100 live births | 0.048 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.414 deaths per 100 live births | 0.414 deaths per 100 live births | 0 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 2020s | 0.396 deaths per 100 live births | 0.396 deaths per 100 live births | 0 deaths per 100 live births | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Greece or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, 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 Netherlands?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Netherlands?
- 96 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Netherlands rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Greece ranks 172nd and Netherlands 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
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.