Greece vs Switzerland: Infant mortality rate
Greece
0.3236 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.3422 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece rank
170th
Switzerland rank
168th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Greece
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.3422 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3236 deaths per 100 live births in Greece, a difference of 0.0186 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 168th 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 | 4.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1960s | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7437 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5938 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.7538 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5499 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2039 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.4178 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4325 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0147 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.3507 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3736 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0229 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3342 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3471 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0129 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Greece or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.3422 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3236 deaths per 100 live births in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Greece and Switzerland?
- 0.0186 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?
- Greece ranks 170th and Switzerland ranks 168th 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 .