Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Greece
Greece: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 0 in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Greece, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Greece is 0, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Greece peaked at 3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2002.
Greece ranks 151st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | — |
| 2004 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1. (63 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1667 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 151 Andorra 0
- 151 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 151 Bahamas 0
- 151 Bahrain 0 compare
- 151 Barbados 0 compare
- 151 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 compare
- 151 Brunei 0
- 151 Cook Islands 0
- 151 Cyprus 0 compare
- 151 Denmark 0 compare
- 151 Dominica 0
- 151 Estonia 0 compare
- 151 Finland 0 compare
- 151 Grenada 0
- 151 Iceland 0
- 151 Ireland 0 compare
- 151 Kiribati 0 compare
- 151 Latvia 0 compare
- 151 Luxembourg 0 compare
- 151 Maldives 0 compare
- 151 Malta 0 compare
- 151 Marshall Islands 0
- 151 Micronesia (country) 0 compare
- 151 Monaco 0
- 151 Montenegro 0
- 151 Nauru 0
- 151 Niue 0
- 151 Norway 0 compare
- 151 Palau 0
- 151 Portugal 0 compare
- 151 Qatar 0 compare
- 151 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 151 Saint Lucia 0
- 151 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 151 Samoa 0 compare
- 151 San Marino 0
- 151 Seychelles 0
- 151 Singapore 0 compare
- 151 Slovenia 0 compare
- 151 Sweden 0 compare
- 151 Switzerland 0 compare
- 151 Tonga 0
- 151 Tuvalu 0
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Greece?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Greece was 0 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2002.
- How does Greece rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Greece ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.