Germany vs Greece: Infant mortality rate
Germany
0.3118 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece
0.3236 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany rank
172nd
Greece rank
170th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Germany
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.3236 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3118 deaths per 100 live births in Germany, a difference of 0.0118 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 172nd 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 | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 3.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7009 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5209 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.9688 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3688 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.5538 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7538 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.3954 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4178 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0224 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.3302 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3507 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0205 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.3112 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3342 deaths per 100 live births | 0.023 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Germany or Greece?
- Greece, at 0.3236 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3118 deaths per 100 live births in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Germany and Greece?
- 0.0118 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?
- Germany ranks 172nd 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .