Number of youth deaths in Greece
Greece: Number of youth deaths was 345 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Greece, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Greece is 345 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Greece peaked at 1,418 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 345 deaths, in 2024.
Greece ranks 137th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Greece, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,418 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 1,340 deaths | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 1,280 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 1,225 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 1,173 deaths | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 1,123 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 1,067 deaths | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 1,014 deaths | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 960 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 903 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 852 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 804 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 757 deaths | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 713 deaths | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 671 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 636 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 612 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 595 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 587 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 586 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 576 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 558 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 537 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 520 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 509 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 502 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 498 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 484 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 461 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 442 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 428 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 422 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 392 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 361 deaths | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 345 deaths | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,150 deaths | 903 deaths | 1,418 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 681.3 deaths | 586 deaths | 852 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 508.7 deaths | 442 deaths | 576 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 389.6 deaths | 345 deaths | 428 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 134 Slovakia 395 deaths compare
- 135 Switzerland 385 deaths compare
- 136 Portugal 353 deaths compare
- 138 New Zealand 344 deaths compare
- 138 Trinidad and Tobago 344 deaths compare
- 140 Czechia 343 deaths compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.58 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Greece?
- Number of youth deaths in Greece was 345 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1,418 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 345 deaths in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for number of youth deaths?
- Greece ranks 137th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.