Greece vs Ireland: Youth mortality rate
Greece
0.4478 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.4449 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece rank
173rd
Ireland rank
174th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Greece
- Ireland
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.4478 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4449 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.0029 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 173rd and Ireland ranks 174th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 7 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.51 deaths per 100 live births | 4.42 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1960s | 4.48 deaths per 100 live births | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.96 deaths per 100 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6689 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3628 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9459 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0814 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.6194 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6772 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0578 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.5103 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4553 deaths per 100 live births | 0.055 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.4661 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4313 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0348 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Greece or Ireland?
- Greece, at 0.4478 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4449 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Greece and Ireland?
- 0.0029 deaths per 100 live births, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Ireland?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Ireland rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Greece ranks 173rd and Ireland ranks 174th 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.