Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Greece or Ireland?

Greece, at 155 deaths against 136 deaths in Ireland as of 2024.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs Ireland: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Greece

155 deaths

in 2024

Ireland

136 deaths

in 2024

Greece rank

141st

Ireland rank

144th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Greece
Ireland

How they compare

Greece currently reports 155 deaths against 136 deaths in Ireland, a difference of 19 deaths.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 141st and Ireland ranks 144th of 199 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3,303 deaths	1,051 deaths	2,252 deaths	Greece
1970s	2,574 deaths	759.8 deaths	1,814 deaths	Greece
1980s	1,340 deaths	371.5 deaths	968.6 deaths	Greece
1990s	589.8 deaths	220.4 deaths	369.4 deaths	Greece
2000s	305.6 deaths	199.3 deaths	106.3 deaths	Greece
2010s	231.6 deaths	162 deaths	69.6 deaths	Greece
2020s	178.8 deaths	135.8 deaths	43 deaths	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Greece or Ireland?: Greece, at 155 deaths against 136 deaths in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Greece and Ireland?: 19 deaths, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Ireland?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Greece and Ireland rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Greece ranks 141st and Ireland ranks 144th 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 Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .