What is child mortality by sex in Greece?

Child mortality by sex in Greece was 0.4121 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality by sex recorded in Greece?

The highest recorded value was 5.88 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.

What is the lowest child mortality by sex recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4121 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Greece rank for child mortality by sex?

Greece ranks 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality by sex rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Greece data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality by sex in Greece

Name: Child mortality by sex in Greece
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Greece: Child mortality by sex was 0.4121 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.4121 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

171st

of 199 countries

All-time high

5.88 deaths per 100 live births

in 1951

All-time low

0.4121 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1951–2024

Child mortality by sex in Greece, 1951–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.4121 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality by sex in Greece peaked at 5.88 deaths per 100 live births in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.4121 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Greece 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	5.29 deaths per 100 live births	4.84 deaths per 100 live births	5.88 deaths per 100 live births	9
1960s	4.24 deaths per 100 live births	3.58 deaths per 100 live births	4.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.86 deaths per 100 live births	2.3 deaths per 100 live births	3.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.65 deaths per 100 live births	1.21 deaths per 100 live births	2.15 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.9271 deaths per 100 live births	0.7377 deaths per 100 live births	1.13 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.5263 deaths per 100 live births	0.4245 deaths per 100 live births	0.6917 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.4473 deaths per 100 live births	0.4232 deaths per 100 live births	0.4636 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.4257 deaths per 100 live births	0.4121 deaths per 100 live births	0.4391 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Greece

168 Netherlands 0.4247 deaths per 100 live births compare
169 Switzerland 0.4165 deaths per 100 live births compare
172 Belgium 0.4097 deaths per 100 live births compare
173 Hungary 0.4062 deaths per 100 live births compare
174 Germany 0.3973 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Greece

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,321 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 52,941 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 47,441 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 53,127 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 47,830 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 53,746 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 48,348 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality by sex in Greece?: Child mortality by sex in Greece was 0.4121 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality by sex recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 5.88 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.
What is the lowest child mortality by sex recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4121 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Greece rank for child mortality by sex?: Greece ranks 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality by sex rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Greece data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality by sex
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
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, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .