Which has higher number of child deaths, Greece or Portugal?

Greece, at 282 deaths against 277 deaths in Portugal as of 2024.

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

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 Portugal: Number of child deaths

Greece

282 deaths

in 2024

Portugal

277 deaths

in 2024

Greece rank

137th

Portugal rank

139th

Number of child deaths over time

Greece
Portugal

How they compare

Greece currently reports 282 deaths against 277 deaths in Portugal, a difference of 5 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Portugal ahead.

Greece ranks 137th and Portugal ranks 139th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	7,923 deaths	24,974 deaths	17,050 deaths	Portugal
1960s	6,520 deaths	18,840 deaths	12,320 deaths	Portugal
1970s	3,908 deaths	8,392 deaths	4,484 deaths	Portugal
1980s	2,019 deaths	3,026 deaths	1,007 deaths	Portugal
1990s	929.3 deaths	1,208 deaths	278.7 deaths	Portugal
2000s	534.4 deaths	570.6 deaths	36.2 deaths	Portugal
2010s	406.4 deaths	325.4 deaths	81 deaths	Greece
2020s	316.8 deaths	274.8 deaths	42 deaths	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Greece or Portugal?: Greece, at 282 deaths against 277 deaths in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Greece and Portugal?: 5 deaths, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for number of child deaths?: Greece ranks 137th and Portugal ranks 139th 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 .