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

Switzerland, at 265 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 Switzerland?

20 deaths, with Switzerland ahead.

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

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 Switzerland: Number of infants who die before age 1

Greece

245 deaths

in 2023

Switzerland

265 deaths

in 2023

Greece rank

137th

Switzerland rank

134th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Greece
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 265 deaths against 245 deaths in Greece, a difference of 20 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 137th and Switzerland ranks 134th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	7,210 deaths	2,262 deaths	4,948 deaths	Greece
1960s	5,590 deaths	1,972 deaths	3,618 deaths	Greece
1970s	3,367 deaths	987.5 deaths	2,379 deaths	Greece
1980s	1,757 deaths	558.9 deaths	1,198 deaths	Greece
1990s	814.6 deaths	445.9 deaths	368.7 deaths	Greece
2000s	481.2 deaths	324 deaths	157.2 deaths	Greece
2010s	344.8 deaths	311.2 deaths	33.6 deaths	Greece
2020s	274.25 deaths	285 deaths	10.75 deaths	Switzerland

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 Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 265 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 Switzerland?: 20 deaths, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Switzerland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greece and Switzerland rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Greece ranks 137th and Switzerland ranks 134th 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.