Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Greece
Greece: Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence was 249 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Greece, 2011–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Greece is 249, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Greece peaked at 388 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 241, in 2022.
Greece ranks 20th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 357 | — |
| 2012 | 293 | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 345 | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 345 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 373 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 388 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 306 | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 301 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 314 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 275 | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 297 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 241 | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 249 | +3.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 249 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 223.5, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Greece's 249 is above the median for high income countries, which is 214, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 335.78 | 293 | 388 | 9 |
| 2020s | 265.5 | 241 | 297 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Greece?
- Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Greece was 249 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 388 in 2016.
- What is the lowest causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 241 in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence?
- Greece ranks 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2023.
- Is causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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