Australia vs Hungary: Child mortality rate by sex
Australia
0.3298 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hungary
0.3336 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
175th
Hungary rank
173rd
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Australia
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 0.3336 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3298 deaths per 100 live births in Australia, a difference of 0.0038 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 175th 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 | Australia | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1960s | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 4.11 deaths per 100 live births | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1970s | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 3.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1980s | 0.9976 deaths per 100 live births | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8554 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.6541 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5507 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.5087 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7211 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2124 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.3704 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4672 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0967 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.3384 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3494 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0109 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Australia or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 0.3336 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3298 deaths per 100 live births in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Australia and Hungary?
- 0.0038 deaths per 100 live births, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Hungary?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Hungary rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Australia ranks 175th and Hungary ranks 173rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .