Child mortality rate in Greece
Greece: Child mortality rate was 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Greece, 1970–2024
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 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 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 rate in Greece peaked at 3.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Greece ranks 171st of 199 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 168 Netherlands 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 169 Switzerland 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 172 Belgium 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 173 Germany 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 174 Hungary 0.3707 deaths per 100 live births compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Greece?
- Child mortality rate in Greece was 0.3824 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 rate recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for child mortality rate?
- Greece ranks 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .