Belgium vs Hungary: Child mortality by sex
Belgium
0.4097 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hungary
0.4062 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
172nd
Hungary rank
173rd
Child mortality by sex over time
- Belgium
- Hungary
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.4097 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4062 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary, a difference of 0.0035 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hungary ahead.
Belgium ranks 172nd and Hungary ranks 173rd of 199 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.27 deaths per 100 live births | 8.05 deaths per 100 live births | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1960s | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | 5.05 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1970s | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | 3.78 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9689 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.8986 deaths per 100 live births | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5886 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.5717 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8616 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2899 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.4613 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5556 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0943 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.4175 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4251 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0075 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Belgium or Hungary?
- Belgium, at 0.4097 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4062 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Belgium and Hungary?
- 0.0035 deaths per 100 live births, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Hungary?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Hungary rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Belgium ranks 172nd and Hungary ranks 173rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .