Child deaths by world region un data in Greece
Greece: Child deaths by world region un data was 286 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths by world region un data in Greece, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 286 for child deaths by world region un data in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.7% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths by world region un data in Greece peaked at 9,427 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 286, in 2023.
Greece ranks 138th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths by world region un data in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 9,427 | — |
| 1951 | 8,986 | -4.7% |
| 1952 | 8,665 | -3.6% |
| 1953 | 8,530 | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 8,398 | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 8,383 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 8,257 | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 8,042 | -2.6% |
| 1958 | 7,887 | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 7,820 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 7,627 | -2.5% |
| 1961 | 7,312 | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 6,974 | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 6,718 | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 6,601 | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 6,415 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 5,646 | -12.0% |
| 1967 | 6,268 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 5,324 | -15.1% |
| 1969 | 5,617 | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 4,648 | -17.3% |
| 1971 | 4,539 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 4,224 | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 4,001 | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 3,867 | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 3,722 | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 3,602 | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 3,459 | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 3,301 | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 3,163 | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 2,967 | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 2,800 | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 2,531 | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 2,280 | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 2,044 | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 1,812 | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 1,627 | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 1,531 | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 1,353 | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 1,241 | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 1,158 | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 1,101 | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 1,047 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 991 | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 946 | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 896 | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 842 | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 800 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 755 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 716 | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 672 | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 636 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 603 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 567 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 534 | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 511 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 501 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 486 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 489 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 483 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 471 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 442 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 423 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 399 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 389 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 385 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 389 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 376 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 363 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 350 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 324 | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 353 | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 407 | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 286 | -29.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 286 is above the median for high income countries, which is 114, 2.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greece's 286 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 277.5, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths by world region un data in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -29.7% | 407 | 286 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8,440 | 7,820 | 9,427 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6,450 | 5,324 | 7,627 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,853 | 3,163 | 4,648 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,019 | 1,241 | 2,967 | 10 |
| 1990s | 925.2 | 716 | 1,158 | 10 |
| 2000s | 548.2 | 483 | 672 | 10 |
| 2010s | 398.7 | 350 | 471 | 10 |
| 2020s | 342.5 | 286 | 407 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths by world region un data in Greece?
- Child deaths by world region un data in Greece was 286 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths by world region un data recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 9,427 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child deaths by world region un data recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 286 in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for child deaths by world region un data?
- Greece ranks 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child deaths by world region un data rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths by world region un data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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