What is infant mortality rate in Greece?

Infant mortality rate in Greece was 0.3236 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 rate recorded in Greece?

The highest recorded value was 4.42 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3236 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Greece rank for infant mortality rate?

Greece ranks 170th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Greece

Name: Infant mortality rate 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: Infant mortality rate was 0.3236 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.3236 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

170th

of 199 countries

All-time high

4.42 deaths per 100 live births

in 1951

All-time low

0.3236 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1951–2024

Infant mortality rate 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 0.3236 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate 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 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Greece peaked at 4.42 deaths per 100 live births in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.3236 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	4.14 deaths per 100 live births	3.92 deaths per 100 live births	4.42 deaths per 100 live births	9
1960s	3.46 deaths per 100 live births	2.93 deaths per 100 live births	3.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.32 deaths per 100 live births	1.86 deaths per 100 live births	2.76 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.34 deaths per 100 live births	0.984 deaths per 100 live births	1.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.7538 deaths per 100 live births	0.5916 deaths per 100 live births	0.9243 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.4178 deaths per 100 live births	0.3342 deaths per 100 live births	0.5518 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.3507 deaths per 100 live births	0.3328 deaths per 100 live births	0.3631 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.3342 deaths per 100 live births	0.3236 deaths per 100 live births	0.3447 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Greece

167 France 0.343 deaths per 100 live births compare
168 Switzerland 0.3422 deaths per 100 live births compare
169 Netherlands 0.3403 deaths per 100 live births compare
171 Belgium 0.3139 deaths per 100 live births compare
172 Germany 0.3118 deaths per 100 live births compare
173 Australia 0.309 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 infant mortality rate in Greece?: Infant mortality rate in Greece was 0.3236 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 rate recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 4.42 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3236 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Greece rank for infant mortality rate?: Greece ranks 170th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
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, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .