Child mortality rate in Greece
Greece: Child mortality rate was 0.5902 in 2024. β Volatile
Child mortality rate in Greece, 1951β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Greece is 0.5902, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Greece peaked at 14.18 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.5902, in 2024.
That places Greece 167th out of 200 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 | 11 | 8.38 | 14.18 | 9 |
| 1960s | 5.9 | 4.18 | 7.87 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.06 | 2.35 | 3.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 | 0.9406 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7295 | 0.6212 | 0.8962 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6511 | 0.6209 | 0.6725 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6118 | 0.5902 | 0.6327 | 5 |
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More health data for Greece
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,321 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.1181 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4845 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 52,941 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Greece?
- Child mortality rate in Greece was 0.5902 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 14.18 in 1951.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5902 in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for child mortality rate?
- Greece ranks 167th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child mortality rate (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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