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Under-five mortality rate — Greece

Under-five mortality rate in Greece in 2024 — 3.8 per 1,000. Ranked 29 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 91.8%.

2024 3.8 per 1,000 −2.56% vs 2023
World rank 29of 196
Period maximum 46.2 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 3.8 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Greece, 1960–2024020406019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 46.2 per 1,0001962: 43.9 per 1,0001964: 41.1 per 1,0001966: 38.6 per 1,0001968: 35.3 per 1,0001970: 31.4 per 1,0001972: 28.4 per 1,0001974: 27 per 1,0001976: 25 per 1,0001978: 22.4 per 1,0001980: 19.6 per 1,0001982: 17.2 per 1,0001984: 15.4 per 1,0001986: 13.6 per 1,0001988: 11.9 per 1,0001990: 10.5 per 1,0001992: 9.5 per 1,0001994: 8.8 per 1,0001996: 8.1 per 1,0001998: 7.3 per 1,0002000: 6.4 per 1,0002002: 5.6 per 1,0002004: 4.9 per 1,0002006: 4.3 per 1,0002008: 4 per 1,0002010: 3.9 per 1,0002012: 4 per 1,0002014: 4.2 per 1,0002016: 4.3 per 1,0002018: 4.2 per 1,0002020: 4.1 per 1,0002022: 4 per 1,0002024: 3.8 per 1,000
Change over the period: −42.4 (−91.77%) Average annual rate: -3.83 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Greece

Greece 3.8 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 7.8 per 1,000
Southern Europe computed 3.4 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 4.8 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 3.8 −0.1 −2.56%
2023 3.9 −0.1 −2.5%
2022 4 +0 +0%
2021 4 −0.1 −2.44%
2020 4.1 +0 +0%
2019 4.1 −0.1 −2.38%
2018 4.2 −0.1 −2.33%
2017 4.3 +0 +0%
2016 4.3 +0 +0%
2015 4.3 +0.1 +2.38%
2014 4.2 +0.1 +2.44%
2013 4.1 +0.1 +2.5%
2012 4 +0 +0%
2011 4 +0.1 +2.56%
2010 3.9 −0.1 −2.5%
2009 4 +0 +0%
2008 4 −0.1 −2.44%
2007 4.1 −0.2 −4.65%
2006 4.3 −0.3 −6.52%
2005 4.6 −0.3 −6.12%
2004 4.9 −0.3 −5.77%
2003 5.2 −0.4 −7.14%
2002 5.6 −0.4 −6.67%
2001 6 −0.4 −6.25%
2000 6.4 −0.5 −7.25%
1999 6.9 −0.4 −5.48%
1998 7.3 −0.4 −5.19%
1997 7.7 −0.4 −4.94%
1996 8.1 −0.4 −4.71%
1995 8.5 −0.3 −3.41%
1994 8.8 −0.3 −3.3%
1993 9.1 −0.4 −4.21%
1992 9.5 −0.4 −4.04%
1991 9.9 −0.6 −5.71%
1990 10.5 −0.6 −5.41%
1989 11.1 −0.8 −6.72%
1988 11.9 −0.8 −6.3%
1987 12.7 −0.9 −6.62%
1986 13.6 −0.9 −6.21%
1985 14.5 −0.9 −5.84%
1984 15.4 −0.8 −4.94%
1983 16.2 −1 −5.81%
1982 17.2 −1.1 −6.01%
1981 18.3 −1.3 −6.63%
1980 19.6 −1.3 −6.22%
1979 20.9 −1.5 −6.7%
1978 22.4 −1.4 −5.88%
1977 23.8 −1.2 −4.8%
1976 25 −1.1 −4.21%
1975 26.1 −0.9 −3.33%
1974 27 −0.6 −2.17%
1973 27.6 −0.8 −2.82%
1972 28.4 −1.2 −4.05%
1971 29.6 −1.8 −5.73%
1970 31.4 −1.9 −5.71%
1969 33.3 −2 −5.67%
1968 35.3 −1.8 −4.85%
1967 37.1 −1.5 −3.89%
1966 38.6 −1.2 −3.02%
1965 39.8 −1.3 −3.16%
1964 41.1 −1.4 −3.29%
1963 42.5 −1.4 −3.19%
1962 43.9 −1.2 −2.66%
1961 45.1 −1.1 −2.38%
1960 46.2 — —

Southern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SM San Marino 1.3 SI Slovenia 2.3 ME Montenegro 2.4 AD Andorra 2.5 IT Italy 2.7 MC Monaco 2.7 MK North Macedonia 2.8 PT Portugal 3.2 ES Spain 3.2 GR Greece 3.8 MT Malta 5.3 RS Serbia 5.4 HR Croatia 5.6 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.9 XK Kosovo 8.7 AL Albania 9.2
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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