What is child mortality vs. health spending in Greece?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Greece was 0.3824 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 child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Greece?

The highest recorded value was 5.77 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Greece rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Greece ranks 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Greece

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Greece
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Greece: Child mortality vs. health spending was 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.3824 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

171st

of 199 countries

All-time high

5.77 deaths per 100 live births

in 1951

All-time low

0.3824 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1951–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending 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 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. health spending 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 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Greece peaked at 5.77 deaths per 100 live births in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Greece ranks 171st 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	5.19 deaths per 100 live births	4.72 deaths per 100 live births	5.77 deaths per 100 live births	9
1960s	4.03 deaths per 100 live births	3.33 deaths per 100 live births	4.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.62 deaths per 100 live births	2.09 deaths per 100 live births	3.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.51 deaths per 100 live births	1.11 deaths per 100 live births	1.96 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.8616 deaths per 100 live births	0.6851 deaths per 100 live births	1.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.4904 deaths per 100 live births	0.3961 deaths per 100 live births	0.641 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.4156 deaths per 100 live births	0.3947 deaths per 100 live births	0.4301 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.3952 deaths per 100 live births	0.3824 deaths per 100 live births	0.4078 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Greece

168 Netherlands 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births compare
169 Switzerland 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births compare
170 Ireland 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births compare
172 Belgium 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births compare
173 Germany 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births compare
174 Hungary 0.3707 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Greece

Population ages 15-64, total 6.53 million (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 46,489 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 47,673 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 45,155 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 47,468 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 44,987 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 47,943 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 44,199 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 41,702 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 44,256 (2025)

All data for Greece →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Greece?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Greece was 0.3824 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 child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 5.77 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Greece rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Greece ranks 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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