Germany vs Hungary: Child mortality
Germany
0.3711 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hungary
0.3707 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany rank
176th
Hungary rank
177th
Child mortality over time
- Germany
- Hungary
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3707 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary, a difference of 0.0004 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Hungary ahead.
Germany ranks 176th and Hungary ranks 177th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Hungary in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | 36.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1810s | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | 36.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1820s | 34.73 deaths per 100 live births | 36.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1830s | 44.47 deaths per 100 live births | 36.8 deaths per 100 live births | 7.67 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1840s | 48.41 deaths per 100 live births | 36.92 deaths per 100 live births | 11.49 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1850s | 47.36 deaths per 100 live births | 40.23 deaths per 100 live births | 7.13 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1860s | 48.02 deaths per 100 live births | 38.97 deaths per 100 live births | 9.05 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1870s | 43.41 deaths per 100 live births | 38.39 deaths per 100 live births | 5.02 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1880s | 37.07 deaths per 100 live births | 40.58 deaths per 100 live births | 3.5 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1890s | 35.83 deaths per 100 live births | 39.07 deaths per 100 live births | 3.24 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1900s | 31.43 deaths per 100 live births | 34.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1910s | 25.18 deaths per 100 live births | 35.23 deaths per 100 live births | 10.05 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1920s | 17.25 deaths per 100 live births | 29.92 deaths per 100 live births | 12.67 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1930s | 10.56 deaths per 100 live births | 21.85 deaths per 100 live births | 11.29 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1940s | 7.4 deaths per 100 live births | 14.75 deaths per 100 live births | 7.35 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1950s | 5.16 deaths per 100 live births | 7.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1960s | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | 4.59 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1970s | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9367 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.6788 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6706 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.4797 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7931 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3134 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5124 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1181 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.3704 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3881 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0177 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Germany or Hungary?
- Germany, at 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3707 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Germany and Hungary?
- 0.0004 deaths per 100 live births, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Hungary?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Hungary rank globally for child mortality?
- Germany ranks 176th and Hungary ranks 177th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.