What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Greece and Netherlands?

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

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs Netherlands: Mortality rate, under-5

Greece

3.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Netherlands

3.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Greece rank

168th

Netherlands rank

165th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Greece
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands 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 Netherlands ranks 165th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	40.29 per 1,000 live births	18.57 per 1,000 live births	21.72 per 1,000 live births	Greece
1970s	26.22 per 1,000 live births	13.41 per 1,000 live births	12.81 per 1,000 live births	Greece
1980s	15.05 per 1,000 live births	9.78 per 1,000 live births	5.27 per 1,000 live births	Greece
1990s	8.63 per 1,000 live births	7.14 per 1,000 live births	1.49 per 1,000 live births	Greece
2000s	4.91 per 1,000 live births	5.39 per 1,000 live births	0.48 per 1,000 live births	Netherlands
2010s	4.14 per 1,000 live births	4.14 per 1,000 live births	0 per 1,000 live births	—
2020s	3.96 per 1,000 live births	3.96 per 1,000 live births	0 per 1,000 live births	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Greece or Netherlands?: Netherlands, 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 Netherlands?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Netherlands?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Greece and Netherlands rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Greece ranks 168th and Netherlands 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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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: 20 August 2026

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.