Greece vs Switzerland: Child mortality rate
Greece
0.38 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece rank
172nd
Switzerland rank
169th
Child mortality rate over time
- Greece
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland 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 6 times across 96 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Switzerland ahead.
Greece ranks 172nd and Switzerland ranks 169th of 200 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 9 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 13.17 deaths per 100 live births | 7.87 deaths per 100 live births | 5.3 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1930s | 17.85 deaths per 100 live births | 6.14 deaths per 100 live births | 11.72 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1940s | 9.98 deaths per 100 live births | 5.19 deaths per 100 live births | 4.79 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1950s | 5.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1960s | 4.03 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.924 deaths per 100 live births | 0.581 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.863 deaths per 100 live births | 0.674 deaths per 100 live births | 0.189 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.491 deaths per 100 live births | 0.511 deaths per 100 live births | 0.02 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.414 deaths per 100 live births | 0.429 deaths per 100 live births | 0.015 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.396 deaths per 100 live births | 0.394 deaths per 100 live births | 0.002 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, 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 Switzerland?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Switzerland?
- 96 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Switzerland rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Greece ranks 172nd and Switzerland 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.