Hungary vs Ireland: Child mortality by sex
Hungary
0.4062 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.4149 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hungary rank
173rd
Ireland rank
170th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Hungary
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.4149 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4062 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary, a difference of 0.0087 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 173rd and Ireland ranks 170th of 199 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.05 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 3.07 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1960s | 5.05 deaths per 100 live births | 3.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1970s | 3.78 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1980s | 2.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1990s | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8513 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6358 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.8616 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6046 deaths per 100 live births | 0.257 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.5556 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4033 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1523 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.4251 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0295 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, Hungary or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.4149 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 Hungary and Ireland?
- 0.0087 deaths per 100 live births, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Ireland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Ireland rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Hungary ranks 173rd and Ireland ranks 170th 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 .