What is youth mortality rate in Greece?

Youth mortality rate in Greece was 0.4478 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Greece?

The highest recorded value was 5.77 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.

What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4478 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Greece rank for youth mortality rate?

Greece ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Youth mortality rate in Greece

Name: Youth 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: Youth mortality rate was 0.4478 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.4478 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.0%

World rank

173rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

5.77 deaths per 100 live births

in 1955

All-time low

0.4478 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1955–2024

Youth mortality rate in Greece, 1955–2024

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, youth mortality rate in Greece stood at 0.4478 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Greece peaked at 5.77 deaths per 100 live births in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0.4478 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Greece ranks 173rd 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	5.51 deaths per 100 live births	5.27 deaths per 100 live births	5.77 deaths per 100 live births	5
1960s	4.48 deaths per 100 live births	3.72 deaths per 100 live births	5.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.96 deaths per 100 live births	2.39 deaths per 100 live births	3.51 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.74 deaths per 100 live births	1.31 deaths per 100 live births	2.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.03 deaths per 100 live births	0.8323 deaths per 100 live births	1.23 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.6194 deaths per 100 live births	0.5099 deaths per 100 live births	0.7847 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.5103 deaths per 100 live births	0.4946 deaths per 100 live births	0.5213 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.4661 deaths per 100 live births	0.4478 deaths per 100 live births	0.4845 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Greece

170 Denmark 0.4569 deaths per 100 live births compare
171 Switzerland 0.454 deaths per 100 live births compare
172 Lithuania 0.449 deaths per 100 live births compare
174 Ireland 0.4449 deaths per 100 live births compare
175 Australia 0.4432 deaths per 100 live births compare
176 Belgium 0.443 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 youth mortality rate in Greece?: Youth mortality rate in Greece was 0.4478 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 5.77 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.
What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4478 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Greece rank for youth mortality rate?: Greece ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Youth 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, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.