Greece vs Iceland: Number of child deaths per woman

Greece
0.0051 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Iceland
0.0053 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Greece rank
180th
Iceland rank
178th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Greece
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman in Greece, a difference of 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 96 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Iceland ahead.

Greece ranks 180th and Iceland ranks 178th of 200 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Iceland Difference Ahead
1920s 0.4456 under-five deaths per woman 0.295 under-five deaths per woman 0.1506 under-five deaths per woman Greece
1930s 0.6714 under-five deaths per woman 0.1935 under-five deaths per woman 0.4779 under-five deaths per woman Greece
1940s 0.3081 under-five deaths per woman 0.1305 under-five deaths per woman 0.1776 under-five deaths per woman Greece
1950s 0.1232 under-five deaths per woman 0.101 under-five deaths per woman 0.0222 under-five deaths per woman Greece
1960s 0.0949 under-five deaths per woman 0.0711 under-five deaths per woman 0.0238 under-five deaths per woman Greece
1970s 0.0634 under-five deaths per woman 0.0355 under-five deaths per woman 0.0279 under-five deaths per woman Greece
1980s 0.0289 under-five deaths per woman 0.0174 under-five deaths per woman 0.0115 under-five deaths per woman Greece
1990s 0.0121 under-five deaths per woman 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman Greece
2000s 0.0067 under-five deaths per woman 0.0066 under-five deaths per woman 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman Greece
2010s 0.0055 under-five deaths per woman 0.005 under-five deaths per woman 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman Greece
2020s 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Greece or Iceland?
Iceland, at 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Greece and Iceland?
0.0002 under-five deaths per woman, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iceland?
96 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2024.
How do Greece and Iceland rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Greece ranks 180th and Iceland ranks 178th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).