What is mortality rate, neonatal in Greece?

Mortality rate, neonatal in Greece was 2.2 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, neonatal recorded in Greece?

The highest recorded value was 20.8 per 1,000 live births in 1967.

What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2009.

How does Greece rank for mortality rate, neonatal?

Greece ranks 168th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, neonatal in Greece

Name: Mortality rate, neonatal in Greece
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Greece: Mortality rate, neonatal was 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.2 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

168th

of 195 countries

All-time high

20.8 per 1,000 live births

in 1967

All-time low

2.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2009

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, neonatal 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

Greece recorded 2.2 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Greece peaked at 20.8 per 1,000 live births in 1967 and was at its lowest, 2.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2009.

Greece ranks 168th 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	20.3 per 1,000 live births	19.9 per 1,000 live births	20.8 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	17.38 per 1,000 live births	14.2 per 1,000 live births	20.2 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	10.18 per 1,000 live births	7 per 1,000 live births	13.3 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	5.48 per 1,000 live births	4.3 per 1,000 live births	6.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	2.79 per 1,000 live births	2.1 per 1,000 live births	3.9 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	2.44 per 1,000 live births	2.2 per 1,000 live births	2.6 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	2.28 per 1,000 live births	2.2 per 1,000 live births	2.4 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Greece

166 Australia 2.3 per 1,000 live births compare
166 Germany 2.3 per 1,000 live births compare
168 Austria 2.2 per 1,000 live births compare
168 Belgium 2.2 per 1,000 live births compare
171 Hungary 2.1 per 1,000 live births compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, neonatal in Greece?: Mortality rate, neonatal in Greece was 2.2 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, neonatal recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 20.8 per 1,000 live births in 1967.
What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2009.
How does Greece rank for mortality rate, neonatal?: Greece ranks 168th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.