Which has higher number of child deaths, Greece or New Zealand?

Greece, at 282 deaths against 280 deaths in New Zealand as of 2024.

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

69 years are reported by both, from 1956 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs New Zealand: Number of child deaths

Greece

282 deaths

in 2024

New Zealand

280 deaths

in 2024

Greece rank

137th

New Zealand rank

138th

Number of child deaths over time

Greece
New Zealand

How they compare

Greece currently reports 282 deaths against 280 deaths in New Zealand, a difference of 2 deaths.

Across all 69 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 137th and New Zealand ranks 138th of 199 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	7,923 deaths	1,700 deaths	6,223 deaths	Greece
1960s	6,520 deaths	1,487 deaths	5,032 deaths	Greece
1970s	3,908 deaths	1,088 deaths	2,820 deaths	Greece
1980s	2,019 deaths	723.8 deaths	1,295 deaths	Greece
1990s	929.3 deaths	526.4 deaths	402.9 deaths	Greece
2000s	534.4 deaths	390 deaths	144.4 deaths	Greece
2010s	406.4 deaths	340.9 deaths	65.5 deaths	Greece
2020s	316.8 deaths	289.6 deaths	27.2 deaths	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Greece or New Zealand?: Greece, at 282 deaths against 280 deaths in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Greece and New Zealand?: 2 deaths, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and New Zealand?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
How do Greece and New Zealand rank globally for number of child deaths?: Greece ranks 137th and New Zealand ranks 138th 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of 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, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .