Mortality rate, infant in Greece
Greece: Mortality rate, infant was 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, infant in Greece, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Greece stood at 3.2 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Greece peaked at 38.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Greece ranks 166th of 195 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 | 34.62 per 1,000 live births | 29.3 per 1,000 live births | 38.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.23 per 1,000 live births | 18.6 per 1,000 live births | 27.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.37 per 1,000 live births | 9.8 per 1,000 live births | 17.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.52 per 1,000 live births | 5.9 per 1,000 live births | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.17 per 1,000 live births | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.51 per 1,000 live births | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.32 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Greece
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 51,040 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 3.26 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 42,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 54,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 51,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 53,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 56,264 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 50,690 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 54,894 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Greece?
- Mortality rate, infant in Greece was 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Greece ranks 166th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.