Greece vs Türkiye
Greece vs Türkiye: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Greece and 1 per 100 live births in Türkiye, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 0.6 per 100 live births, or 2.53 times that in Greece.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1953.
- 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
| Year | Greece | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.4 | 1 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 0.4 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 0.4 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 0.5 | 3 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 0.7 | 4 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 0.8 | 5 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 0.9 | 5.3 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 0.9 | 5.7 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 0.9 | 6.1 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 1 | 6.5 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 1 | 6.9 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 1.1 | 7.4 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 1.1 | 7.8 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 10 |
| 1987 | 1.3 | 8.8 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 1.4 | 9.3 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 1.5 | 9.8 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 1.5 | 10.4 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 1.6 | 11 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 1.7 | 11.6 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 1.8 | 12.2 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 2 | 12.8 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 2.1 | 13.4 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 2.2 | 14 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 2.4 | 14.6 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 2.5 | 15.2 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 2.6 | 15.8 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 2.7 | 16.4 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 2.8 | 17 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 2.8 | 17.5 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 3 | 18 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 3.1 | 18.6 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 3.3 | 19.1 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 3.5 | 19.7 | 15 |
| 1967 | 3.7 | 20.2 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 3.9 | 20.9 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 4 | 21.5 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 4.1 | 22.3 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 4.3 | 23.1 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 4.4 | 23.9 | 17 |
| 1961 | 4.5 | 24.7 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 4.6 | 25.5 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 4.7 | 26.2 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 4.8 | 26.8 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 4.9 | 27.3 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | 5 | 27.8 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 5.1 | 28.2 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | 5.3 | 28.6 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | 5.4 | 29 | 23.3 |
| 1952 | 5.6 | – | 23.9 |
| 1951 | 5.8 | – | 24.3 |
| 1950 | 4.4 | – | 24.7 |
| 1949 | 5.4 | – | 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 |
| 1940 | 14.6 | – | 27.9 |
| 1939 | 18.3 | – | 28 |
| 1938 | 14.7 | – | 28.7 |
| 1937 | 19 | – | 28.8 |
| 1936 | 17.5 | – | 29.1 |
| 1935 | 17.3 | – | 29.5 |
| 1934 | 17.2 | – | 30.7 |
| 1933 | 19.2 | – | 30.5 |
| 1932 | 19.2 | – | 30.7 |
| 1931 | 21.3 | – | 31.4 |
| 1930 | 14.7 | – | 31.6 |
| 1929 | 17 | – | 32 |
| 1928 | 13.8 | – | 31.9 |
| 1927 | 14.9 | – | 31.9 |
| 1926 | 10.5 | – | 32.7 |
| 1925 | 13.1 | – | 32.4 |
| 1924 | 14.6 | – | 33.1 |
| 1923 | 13.5 | – | 33.1 |
| 1922 | 11.7 | – | 33.2 |
| 1921 | 9.4 | – | 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 | – | – | 36 |
| 1910 | – | – | 36.4 |
| 1909 | – | – | 36.6 |
| 1908 | – | – | 37.2 |
| 1907 | – | – | 37.4 |
| 1906 | – | – | 38.1 |
| 1905 | – | – | 38.8 |
| 1904 | – | – | 38.9 |
| 1903 | – | – | 39.5 |
| 1902 | – | – | 40.1 |
| 1901 | – | – | 40.8 |
| 1900 | – | – | 40.9 |
| 1899 | – | – | 40.8 |
| 1898 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1897 | – | – | 41 |
| 1896 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1895 | – | – | 41.3 |
| 1894 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1893 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1892 | – | – | 41.7 |
| 1891 | – | – | 41.3 |
| 1890 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1889 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1888 | – | – | 41 |
| 1887 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1886 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1885 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1884 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1883 | – | – | 41.4 |
| 1882 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1881 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1880 | – | – | 41.6 |
| 1879 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1878 | – | – | 41.6 |
| 1877 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1876 | – | – | 41.4 |
| 1875 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1874 | – | – | 41.7 |
| 1873 | – | – | 41.8 |
| 1872 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1871 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1870 | – | – | 41.9 |
| 1869 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1868 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1867 | – | – | 42 |
| 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 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Greece vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateGreece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGreece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateGreece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personGreece: $842 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGreece: 6% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerGreece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGreece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGreece: 574 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025