Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Greece
Greece: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.3 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Greece, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Greece stood at 0.3 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Greece peaked at 0.9 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3 per 1,000, in 2021.
That places Greece 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Greece, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 per 1,000 | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 per 1,000 | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 per 1,000 | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.81 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.62 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.45 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.32 per 1,000 | 0.3 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 180 Andorra 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Austria 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Belgium 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Denmark 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Ireland 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Italy 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Malta 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Monaco 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Norway 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Singapore 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Slovenia 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Sweden 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Switzerland 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Greece?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Greece was 0.3 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 per 1,000 in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Greece ranks 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.