Greece vs Russia

Greece vs Russia: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Greece and 0.5 per 100 live births in Russia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.1 per 100 live births, or 1.37 times that in Greece.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Greece vs Russia: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Greece and 0.5 per 100 live births in Russia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.1 per 100 live births, or 1.37 times that in Greece.
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What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher since 1973, when it overtook Greece.
  • In 2024, Greece ranked 172 and Russia ranked 160 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearGreeceRussiaWorld
20240.40.53.7
20230.40.53.8
20220.40.54
20210.40.64
20200.40.63.9
20190.40.64
20180.40.64
20170.40.74.1
20160.40.84.2
20150.40.84.3
20140.40.94.4
20130.414.5
20120.414.7
20110.415
20100.415.1
20090.41.15.3
20080.41.15.5
20070.41.25.7
20060.41.36
20050.51.46.2
20040.51.56.6
20030.51.66.8
20020.61.77.1
20010.61.87.4
20000.61.97.7
19990.727.9
19980.72.18.3
19970.82.18.4
19960.82.28.6
19950.92.28.8
19940.92.28.9
19930.92.29.1
199212.29.2
199112.29.3
19901.12.29.4
19891.12.29.5
19881.22.310
19871.32.39.9
19861.42.410.3
19851.52.510.6
19841.52.610.9
19831.62.611.1
19821.72.711.2
19811.82.711.6
198022.711.9
19792.12.811.9
19782.22.812.3
19772.42.812.6
19762.52.812.8
19752.62.813.1
19742.72.813.3
19732.82.813.5
19722.82.813.7
197132.813.9
19703.12.914.2
19693.32.914.6
19683.5315
19673.73.115.3
19663.93.215.1
196543.415.1
19644.13.615.7
19634.33.816.2
19624.4417
19614.54.318.8
19604.64.620.2
19594.74.919.9
19584.85.219.7
19574.9–20.5
19565–21.3
19555.1–22.3
19545.3–22.8
19535.4–23.3
19525.6–23.9
19515.8–24.3
19504.4–24.7
19495.4–24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
194014.6–27.9
193918.3–28
193814.7–28.7
193719–28.8
193617.5–29.1
193517.3–29.5
193417.2–30.7
193319.2–30.5
193219.2–30.7
193121.3–31.4
193014.7–31.6
192917–32
192813.8–31.9
192714.9–31.9
192610.5–32.7
192513.1–32.4
192414.6–33.1
192313.5–33.1
192211.7–33.2
19219.4–34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911–38.536
1910–4436.4
1909–40.336.6
1908–39.637.2
1907–36.637.4
1906–40.338.1
1905–44.238.8
1904–37.738.9
1903–40.639.5
1902–41.940.1
1901–44.240.8
1900–40.940.9
1899–3940.8
1898–45.341.2
1897–42.241
1896–44.541.1
1895–45.341.3
1894–4341.2
1893–40.941.2
1892–49.941.7
1891–44.241.3
1890–47.441.5
1889–44.741.2
1888–40.641
1887–41.641.1
1886–40.341.1
1885–43.941.2
1884–41.341.1
1883–46.141.4
1882–48.941.5
1881–40.941.1
1880–46.541.6
1879–40.941.1
1878–48.741.6
1877–42.241.2
1876–45.241.4
1875–43.241.5
1874–42.641.7
1873–42.641.8
1872–47.942.1
1871–44.542.2
1870–40.341.9
1869–44.742.1
1868–48.642.4
1867–39.542
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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