Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Austria or Greece?

Greece, at 286 deaths against 279 deaths in Austria as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Greece: Number of children who die before age 5

Austria

279 deaths

in 2023

Greece

286 deaths

in 2023

Austria rank

139th

Greece rank

138th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Austria
Greece

How they compare

Greece currently reports 286 deaths against 279 deaths in Austria, a difference of 7 deaths.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 139th and Greece ranks 138th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6,205 deaths	8,440 deaths	2,234 deaths	Greece
1960s	4,423 deaths	6,450 deaths	2,027 deaths	Greece
1970s	2,352 deaths	3,853 deaths	1,501 deaths	Greece
1980s	1,171 deaths	2,019 deaths	847.5 deaths	Greece
1990s	659.2 deaths	925.2 deaths	266 deaths	Greece
2000s	388.1 deaths	548.2 deaths	160.1 deaths	Greece
2010s	313.9 deaths	398.7 deaths	84.8 deaths	Greece
2020s	298.75 deaths	342.5 deaths	43.75 deaths	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Austria or Greece?: Greece, at 286 deaths against 279 deaths in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Austria and Greece?: 7 deaths, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Greece?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Austria and Greece rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Austria ranks 139th and Greece ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.