Germany vs Greece: Infant mortality rate by sex
Germany
0.2893 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece
0.2955 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany rank
171st
Greece rank
170th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Germany
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.2955 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2893 deaths per 100 live births in Germany, a difference of 0.0062 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Greece ahead.
Germany ranks 171st and Greece ranks 170th of 199 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7929 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5436 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.8385 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3615 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.4855 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6928 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2073 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.3536 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3849 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0312 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.3017 deaths per 100 live births | 0.321 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0193 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.2884 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3054 deaths per 100 live births | 0.017 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, Germany or Greece?
- Greece, at 0.2955 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2893 deaths per 100 live births in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Germany and Greece?
- 0.0062 deaths per 100 live births, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Greece rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Germany ranks 171st and Greece ranks 170th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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 .