Number of infant deaths, female in Greece
Greece: Number of infant deaths, female was 104 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
104
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
138th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2,995
in 1960
All-time low
104
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, female in Greece, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Greece recorded 104 for number of infant deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Greece peaked at 2,995 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 104, in 2024.
Greece ranks 138th of 197 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.
Number of infant deaths, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,995 | — |
| 1961 | 2,871 | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 2,743 | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 2,648 | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 2,587 | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 2,547 | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 2,355 | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 2,368 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 2,274 | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 2,110 | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 1,925 | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 1,679 | -12.8% |
| 1972 | 1,606 | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 1,548 | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 1,515 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 1,475 | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 1,420 | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 1,361 | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 1,293 | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 1,220 | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 1,138 | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 1,042 | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 950 | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 869 | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 789 | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 705 | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 633 | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 573 | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 522 | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 479 | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 446 | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 423 | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 404 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 386 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 370 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 353 | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 334 | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 317 | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 299 | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 278 | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 260 | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 243 | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 227 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 213 | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 199 | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 188 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 181 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 175 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 174 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 176 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 173 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 165 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 157 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 151 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 148 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 148 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 149 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 145 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 138 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 132 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 128 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 128 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 118 | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 108 | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 104 | -3.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 104 is above the median for high income countries, which is 96, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Greece's 104 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 109, 95% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,550 | 2,110 | 2,995 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,504 | 1,220 | 1,925 | 10 |
| 1980s | 770 | 479 | 1,138 | 10 |
| 1990s | 361 | 278 | 446 | 10 |
| 2000s | 203.6 | 174 | 260 | 10 |
| 2010s | 150.6 | 132 | 173 | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.2 | 104 | 128 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Greece?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Greece was 104 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2,995 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 104 in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Greece ranks 138th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.