Australia vs Greece: Infant mortality rate
Australia
0.309 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece
0.3236 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
173rd
Greece rank
170th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Australia
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.3236 deaths per 100 live births against 0.309 deaths per 100 live births in Australia, a difference of 0.0146 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 | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 4.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1960s | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8488 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.9421 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.6092 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7538 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1446 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.4728 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4178 deaths per 100 live births | 0.055 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3445 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3507 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0062 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.3161 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3342 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0181 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Australia or Greece?
- Greece, at 0.3236 deaths per 100 live births against 0.309 deaths per 100 live births in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Australia and Greece?
- 0.0146 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?
- 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant 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 estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .