Greece vs Iceland: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Greece
0.0051 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Iceland
0.0053 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Greece rank
180th
Iceland rank
178th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Greece
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman in Greece, a difference of 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 96 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Iceland ahead.
Greece ranks 180th and Iceland ranks 178th of 200 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.4456 under-five deaths per woman | 0.295 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1506 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
| 1930s | 0.6714 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1935 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4779 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
| 1940s | 0.3081 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1305 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1776 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
| 1950s | 0.1232 under-five deaths per woman | 0.101 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0222 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
| 1960s | 0.0949 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0711 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0238 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
| 1970s | 0.0634 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0355 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0279 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.0289 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0174 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0115 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.0121 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.0067 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0066 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.0055 under-five deaths per woman | 0.005 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Greece or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Greece and Iceland?
- 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iceland?
- 96 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Iceland rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Greece ranks 180th and Iceland ranks 178th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).