Greece vs Switzerland: Infant mortality rate by sex
Greece
0.2955 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.3143 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece rank
170th
Switzerland rank
167th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Greece
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.3143 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2955 deaths per 100 live births in Greece, a difference of 0.0188 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 170th and Switzerland ranks 167th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1960s | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6491 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5509 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.6928 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4886 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2042 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.3849 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3922 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0073 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.321 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3433 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0223 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3054 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3188 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0133 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Greece or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.3143 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2955 deaths per 100 live births in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Greece and Switzerland?
- 0.0188 deaths per 100 live births, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Switzerland rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Greece ranks 170th and Switzerland ranks 167th 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 .