What is neonatal mortality rate in Greece?

Neonatal mortality rate in Greece was 0.2175 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Greece?

The highest recorded value was 2.08 deaths per 100 live births in 1967.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2127 deaths per 100 live births in 2009.

How does Greece rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Greece ranks 174th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Greece

Name: Neonatal 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: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.2175 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.2175 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.2%

World rank

174th

of 199 countries

All-time high

2.08 deaths per 100 live births

in 1967

All-time low

0.2127 deaths per 100 live births

in 2009

Years of data

1960–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Greece, 1960–2024

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, neonatal mortality rate in Greece stood at 0.2175 deaths per 100 live births.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Greece peaked at 2.08 deaths per 100 live births in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.2127 deaths per 100 live births, in 2009.

Greece ranks 174th 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
1960s	2.03 deaths per 100 live births	1.99 deaths per 100 live births	2.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.74 deaths per 100 live births	1.42 deaths per 100 live births	2.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.02 deaths per 100 live births	0.7016 deaths per 100 live births	1.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.5482 deaths per 100 live births	0.427 deaths per 100 live births	0.6518 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.2785 deaths per 100 live births	0.2127 deaths per 100 live births	0.3921 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.2441 deaths per 100 live births	0.2152 deaths per 100 live births	0.2586 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.2285 deaths per 100 live births	0.2175 deaths per 100 live births	0.2406 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Greece

171 Australia 0.2276 deaths per 100 live births compare
172 Belgium 0.222 deaths per 100 live births compare
173 Austria 0.2181 deaths per 100 live births compare
175 Hungary 0.2059 deaths per 100 live births compare
176 Russia 0.1999 deaths per 100 live births compare
177 Lithuania 0.1871 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 neonatal mortality rate in Greece?: Neonatal mortality rate in Greece was 0.2175 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 2.08 deaths per 100 live births in 1967.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2127 deaths per 100 live births in 2009.
How does Greece rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Greece ranks 174th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal 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, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .