Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Greece or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 257 deaths against 245 deaths in Greece as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Greece and New Zealand?

12 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.

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

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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs New Zealand: Number of infants who die before age 1

Greece

245 deaths

in 2023

New Zealand

257 deaths

in 2023

Greece rank

137th

New Zealand rank

135th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Greece
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 257 deaths against 245 deaths in Greece, a difference of 12 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 137th and New Zealand ranks 135th of 236 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	7,210 deaths	1,383 deaths	5,827 deaths	Greece
1960s	5,590 deaths	1,222 deaths	4,367 deaths	Greece
1970s	3,367 deaths	874.1 deaths	2,492 deaths	Greece
1980s	1,757 deaths	599.9 deaths	1,157 deaths	Greece
1990s	814.6 deaths	399.6 deaths	415 deaths	Greece
2000s	481.2 deaths	305 deaths	176.2 deaths	Greece
2010s	344.8 deaths	259.1 deaths	85.7 deaths	Greece
2020s	274.25 deaths	255.5 deaths	18.75 deaths	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Greece or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 257 deaths against 245 deaths in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Greece and New Zealand?: 12 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and New Zealand?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greece and New Zealand rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Greece ranks 137th and New Zealand ranks 135th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.