Germany vs Greece: Mortality rate, under-5

Germany
3.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Greece
3.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Germany rank
169th
Greece rank
168th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Germany
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 3.8 per 1,000 live births against 3.7 per 1,000 live births in Germany, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Greece ahead.

Germany ranks 169th and Greece ranks 168th of 196 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 26.75 per 1,000 live births 34.3 per 1,000 live births 7.55 per 1,000 live births Greece
1970s 21.14 per 1,000 live births 26.22 per 1,000 live births 5.08 per 1,000 live births Greece
1980s 11.69 per 1,000 live births 15.05 per 1,000 live births 3.36 per 1,000 live births Greece
1990s 6.79 per 1,000 live births 8.63 per 1,000 live births 1.84 per 1,000 live births Greece
2000s 4.81 per 1,000 live births 4.91 per 1,000 live births 0.1 per 1,000 live births Greece
2010s 3.94 per 1,000 live births 4.14 per 1,000 live births 0.2 per 1,000 live births Greece
2020s 3.7 per 1,000 live births 3.96 per 1,000 live births 0.26 per 1,000 live births Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Germany or Greece?
Greece, at 3.8 per 1,000 live births against 3.7 per 1,000 live births in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Germany and Greece?
0.1 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, under-5?
Germany ranks 169th and Greece ranks 168th 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, under-5 (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, under-5 (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, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.