Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Greece
Greece: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 27 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Greece, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Greece is 27, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Greece peaked at 127 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27, in 2024.
That places Greece 142nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 127 | — |
| 1991 | 117 | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 108 | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 101 | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 96 | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 92 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 89 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 87 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 84 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 81 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 79 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 75 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 72 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 70 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 67 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 65 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 63 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 62 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 60 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 58 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 55 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 54 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 52 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 50 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 48 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 46 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 44 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 41 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 39 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 36 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 34 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 31 | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 29 | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 27 | -6.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 27 is below the median for high income countries, which is 28, 96% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Greece's 27 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37, 73% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.2 | 81 | 127 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.1 | 58 | 79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9 | 39 | 55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4 | 27 | 36 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.03 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.89 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Greece?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Greece was 27 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 127 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Greece ranks 142nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years