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Children died before five per woman in Greece

Greece: Children died before five per woman was 0.0051 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0051
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
180th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.8152
in 1931
All-time low
0.0051
in 2024
Years of data
96
1921–2024

Children died before five per woman in Greece, 1921–2024

00.20.40.60.8192119722024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.0051 for children died before five per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 96 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Greece peaked at 0.8152 in 1931 and was at its lowest, 0.0051, in 2024.

That places Greece 180th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Greece, year by year

Year Value Change
1921 0.2658 —
1922 0.3374 +26.9%
1923 0.3437 +1.9%
1924 0.38 +10.6%
1925 0.4618 +21.5%
1926 0.4229 -8.4%
1927 0.5762 +36.2%
1928 0.5659 -1.8%
1929 0.6567 +16.0%
1930 0.6177 -5.9%
1931 0.8152 +32.0%
1932 0.7304 -10.4%
1933 0.7381 +1.1%
1934 0.7154 -3.1%
1935 0.6556 -8.4%
1936 0.6469 -1.3%
1937 0.67 +3.6%
1938 0.5145 -23.2%
1939 0.6106 +18.7%
1940 0.4834 -20.8%
1949 0.1327 -72.5%
1950 0.1121 -15.5%
1951 0.1423 +26.9%
1952 0.1353 -5.0%
1953 0.1303 -3.7%
1954 0.1272 -2.3%
1955 0.1251 -1.7%
1956 0.1208 -3.4%
1957 0.116 -4.0%
1958 0.1123 -3.2%
1959 0.1106 -1.5%
1960 0.1066 -3.6%
1961 0.1019 -4.5%
1962 0.0994 -2.5%
1963 0.0961 -3.3%
1964 0.0954 -0.7%
1965 0.0937 -1.7%
1966 0.0933 -0.5%
1967 0.0926 -0.7%
1968 0.0881 -4.9%
1969 0.0822 -6.7%
1970 0.0775 -5.8%
1971 0.072 -7.0%
1972 0.0684 -5.1%
1973 0.0659 -3.7%
1974 0.0659 +0.1%
1975 0.0637 -3.4%
1976 0.0609 -4.4%
1977 0.0568 -6.7%
1978 0.0533 -6.1%
1979 0.0496 -7.0%
1980 0.0453 -8.7%
1981 0.0402 -11.2%
1982 0.0363 -9.6%
1983 0.0328 -9.7%
1984 0.0293 -10.7%
1985 0.0259 -11.7%
1986 0.0231 -10.8%
1987 0.0206 -10.8%
1988 0.0187 -9.4%
1989 0.0168 -9.8%
1990 0.0156 -7.6%
1991 0.0146 -6.3%
1992 0.0138 -5.4%
1993 0.013 -5.5%
1994 0.0124 -4.7%
1995 0.0118 -5.3%
1996 0.0111 -5.4%
1997 0.0104 -6.2%
1998 0.0097 -7.0%
1999 0.009 -6.8%
2000 0.0085 -5.7%
2001 0.0079 -7.3%
2002 0.0074 -6.7%
2003 0.0069 -6.9%
2004 0.0065 -5.6%
2005 0.0062 -4.7%
2006 0.006 -3.1%
2007 0.0058 -2.6%
2008 0.0058 +0.5%
2009 0.0058 -0.6%
2010 0.0057 -1.8%
2011 0.0055 -3.6%
2012 0.0054 -2.3%
2013 0.0053 -1.5%
2014 0.0054 +1.5%
2015 0.0055 +2.6%
2016 0.0057 +2.6%
2017 0.0056 -0.9%
2018 0.0055 -1.0%
2019 0.0055 -1.5%
2020 0.0056 +1.6%
2021 0.0055 -0.9%
2022 0.0052 -5.9%
2023 0.0051 -0.8%
2024 0.0051 -1.0%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 0.0051 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 62% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 0.0051 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0068, 75% of the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Children died before five per woman in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1949 -72.5% 0.4834 0.1327
1927 +36.2% 0.4229 0.5762
1931 +32.0% 0.6177 0.8152
1922 +26.9% 0.2658 0.3374
1951 +26.9% 0.1121 0.1423

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 0.4456 0.2658 0.6567 9
1930s 0.6714 0.5145 0.8152 10
1940s 0.3081 0.1327 0.4834 2
1950s 0.1232 0.1106 0.1423 10
1960s 0.0949 0.0822 0.1066 10
1970s 0.0634 0.0496 0.0775 10
1980s 0.0289 0.0168 0.0453 10
1990s 0.0121 0.009 0.0156 10
2000s 0.0067 0.0058 0.0085 10
2010s 0.0055 0.0053 0.0057 10
2020s 0.0053 0.0051 0.0056 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 177 Hungary 0.0054 compare
  2. 178 Iceland 0.0053 compare
  3. 179 Austria 0.0052 compare
  4. 181 Taiwan 0.0049 compare
  5. 182 Spain 0.0047 compare
  6. 183 Sweden 0.0046 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Greece?
Children died before five per woman in Greece was 0.0051 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.8152 in 1931.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 in 2024.
How does Greece rank for children died before five per woman?
Greece ranks 180th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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