Number of under-five deaths, female in Greece
Greece: Number of under-five deaths, female was 126 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five 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
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female in Greece is 126, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Greece peaked at 3,571 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 126, in 2024.
That places Greece 137th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,571 | — |
| 1961 | 3,410 | -4.5% |
| 1962 | 3,249 | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 3,114 | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 3,018 | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 2,948 | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 2,729 | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 2,714 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 2,597 | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 2,409 | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 2,201 | -8.6% |
| 1971 | 1,936 | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 1,842 | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 1,769 | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 1,722 | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 1,669 | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 1,604 | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 1,536 | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 1,458 | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 1,375 | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 1,283 | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 1,178 | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 1,078 | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 988 | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 900 | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 807 | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 726 | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 656 | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 597 | -9.0% |
| 1989 | 547 | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 509 | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 482 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 461 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 441 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 423 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 405 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 385 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 366 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 346 | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 323 | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 302 | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 284 | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 266 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 250 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 234 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 221 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 213 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 207 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 206 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 207 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 205 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 198 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 190 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 184 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 180 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 179 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 178 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 174 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 166 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 159 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 154 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 153 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 142 | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 131 | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 126 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,976 | 2,409 | 3,571 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,711 | 1,375 | 2,201 | 10 |
| 1980s | 876 | 547 | 1,283 | 10 |
| 1990s | 414.1 | 323 | 509 | 10 |
| 2000s | 239 | 206 | 302 | 10 |
| 2010s | 181.3 | 159 | 205 | 10 |
| 2020s | 141.2 | 126 | 154 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.02 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Greece?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Greece was 126 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3,571 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 126 in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Greece ranks 137th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.