Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Greece or Sweden?

Greece, at 155 deaths against 138 deaths in Sweden as of 2024.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs Sweden: Number of neonatal deaths

Greece

155 deaths

in 2024

Sweden

138 deaths

in 2024

Greece rank

141st

Sweden rank

143rd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Greece
Sweden

How they compare

Greece currently reports 155 deaths against 138 deaths in Sweden, a difference of 17 deaths.

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

Across all 64 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 141st and Sweden ranks 143rd of 199 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3,303 deaths	1,257 deaths	2,046 deaths	Greece
1970s	2,574 deaths	748.3 deaths	1,826 deaths	Greece
1980s	1,340 deaths	418.8 deaths	921.3 deaths	Greece
1990s	589.8 deaths	307.7 deaths	282.1 deaths	Greece
2000s	305.6 deaths	197.9 deaths	107.7 deaths	Greece
2010s	231.6 deaths	175.9 deaths	55.7 deaths	Greece
2020s	178.8 deaths	151.2 deaths	27.6 deaths	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Greece or Sweden?: Greece, at 155 deaths against 138 deaths in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Greece and Sweden?: 17 deaths, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Greece ranks 141st and Sweden ranks 143rd 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal 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, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .