What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Germany and Greece?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?

56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Greece: Mortality rate, neonatal

Germany

2.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Greece

2.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Germany rank

167th

Greece rank

169th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Germany
Greece

How they compare

Germany currently reports 2.3 per 1,000 live births against 2.2 per 1,000 live births in Greece, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Greece ahead.

Germany ranks 167th and Greece ranks 169th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1960s	14.4 per 1,000 live births	20.4 per 1,000 live births	6 per 1,000 live births	Greece
1970s	10.7 per 1,000 live births	17.38 per 1,000 live births	6.68 per 1,000 live births	Greece
1980s	4.02 per 1,000 live births	10.18 per 1,000 live births	6.16 per 1,000 live births	Greece
1990s	3.15 per 1,000 live births	5.48 per 1,000 live births	2.33 per 1,000 live births	Greece
2000s	2.6 per 1,000 live births	2.79 per 1,000 live births	0.19 per 1,000 live births	Greece
2010s	2.3 per 1,000 live births	2.44 per 1,000 live births	0.14 per 1,000 live births	Greece
2020s	2.3 per 1,000 live births	2.28 per 1,000 live births	0.02 per 1,000 live births	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Germany or Greece?: Germany, at 2.3 per 1,000 live births against 2.2 per 1,000 live births in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Germany and Greece?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Germany and Greece rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Germany ranks 167th and Greece ranks 169th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.