Australia vs Greece: Infant mortality rate by sex
Australia
0.2832 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece
0.2955 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
173rd
Greece rank
170th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Australia
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.2955 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2832 deaths per 100 live births in Australia, a difference of 0.0123 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Greece ahead.
Australia ranks 173rd and Greece ranks 170th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 deaths per 100 live births | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1960s | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8124 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.8252 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3749 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.5384 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6928 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1544 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.4239 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3849 deaths per 100 live births | 0.039 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3136 deaths per 100 live births | 0.321 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0074 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.2897 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3054 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0157 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Australia or Greece?
- Greece, at 0.2955 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2832 deaths per 100 live births in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Australia and Greece?
- 0.0123 deaths per 100 live births, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greece?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Greece rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Australia ranks 173rd and Greece ranks 170th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .