Number of infant deaths in Greece
Greece: Number of infant deaths was 235 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths in Greece, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Greece stood at 235. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Greece peaked at 6,414 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 235, in 2024.
Greece ranks 138th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 5,594 | 4,747 | 6,414 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,454 | 2,836 | 4,368 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,781 | 1,086 | 2,647 | 10 |
| 1990s | 811.3 | 626 | 1,003 | 10 |
| 2000s | 456.4 | 391 | 586 | 10 |
| 2010s | 339.1 | 298 | 387 | 10 |
| 2020s | 265 | 235 | 290 | 5 |
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More health data for Greece
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 47,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 49,230 (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 08, male, interpolated 46,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 44,256 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 44,199 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Greece?
- Number of infant deaths in Greece was 235 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 6,414 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 235 in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for number of infant deaths?
- Greece ranks 138th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. 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 Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.