Greece vs Ireland: Mortality rate, under-5
Greece
3.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ireland
3.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Greece rank
168th
Ireland rank
165th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Greece
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 3.9 per 1,000 live births against 3.8 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 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 168th and Ireland ranks 165th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.29 per 1,000 live births | 29.13 per 1,000 live births | 11.16 per 1,000 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 26.22 per 1,000 live births | 19.67 per 1,000 live births | 6.55 per 1,000 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 15.05 per 1,000 live births | 11.35 per 1,000 live births | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 8.63 per 1,000 live births | 7.76 per 1,000 live births | 0.87 per 1,000 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 4.91 per 1,000 live births | 5.56 per 1,000 live births | 0.65 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 4.14 per 1,000 live births | 3.76 per 1,000 live births | 0.38 per 1,000 live births | Greece |
| 2020s | 3.96 per 1,000 live births | 3.7 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, Greece or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 3.9 per 1,000 live births against 3.8 per 1,000 live births in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Greece and Ireland?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Ireland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Ireland rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Greece ranks 168th and Ireland ranks 165th 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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About this data
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.