Infant mortality by sex in Greece
Greece: Infant mortality by sex was 0.35 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant 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
In 2024, infant mortality by sex in Greece stood at 0.35 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex in Greece peaked at 4.52 deaths per 100 live births in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.35 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Greece ranks 170th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.21 deaths per 100 live births | 4.01 deaths per 100 live births | 4.52 deaths per 100 live births | 9 |
| 1960s | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | 3.15 deaths per 100 live births | 3.99 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8118 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6381 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9966 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4492 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3591 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5966 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3789 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3579 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3931 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3615 deaths per 100 live births | 0.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3729 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by sex in Greece?
- Infant mortality by sex in Greece was 0.35 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 infant mortality by sex recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4.52 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by sex recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.35 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for infant mortality by sex?
- Greece ranks 170th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by sex rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .