What is child mortality in Greece?

Child mortality in Greece was 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Greece?

The highest recorded value was 36.1 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Greece rank for child mortality?

Greece ranks 174th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Greece

Name: Child mortality in Greece
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN 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 was 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.3824 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

174th

of 203 countries

All-time high

36.1 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

0.3824 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Greece, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 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 in Greece peaked at 36.1 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Greece 174th out of 203 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
1800s	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	36.06 deaths per 100 live births	35.86 deaths per 100 live births	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	35.14 deaths per 100 live births	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	35.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	33.39 deaths per 100 live births	32.41 deaths per 100 live births	34.25 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	31.1 deaths per 100 live births	29.93 deaths per 100 live births	32.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	20.35 deaths per 100 live births	11.75 deaths per 100 live births	29.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	12.9 deaths per 100 live births	9.36 deaths per 100 live births	16.97 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	17.86 deaths per 100 live births	14.74 deaths per 100 live births	21.29 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	9.32 deaths per 100 live births	5.4 deaths per 100 live births	14.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	5.11 deaths per 100 live births	4.41 deaths per 100 live births	5.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	4.03 deaths per 100 live births	3.33 deaths per 100 live births	4.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.62 deaths per 100 live births	2.09 deaths per 100 live births	3.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.51 deaths per 100 live births	1.11 deaths per 100 live births	1.96 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.8616 deaths per 100 live births	0.6851 deaths per 100 live births	1.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.4904 deaths per 100 live births	0.3961 deaths per 100 live births	0.641 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.4156 deaths per 100 live births	0.3947 deaths per 100 live births	0.4301 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.3952 deaths per 100 live births	0.3824 deaths per 100 live births	0.4078 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Greece

171 Netherlands 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births compare
172 Switzerland 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births compare
175 Belgium 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births compare
176 Germany 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births compare
177 Hungary 0.3707 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 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)

All data for Greece →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Greece?: Child mortality in Greece was 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 36.1 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Greece rank for child mortality?: Greece ranks 174th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.