Australia vs Hungary: Child mortality rate
Australia
0.36 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hungary
0.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
176th
Hungary rank
173rd
Child mortality rate over time
- Australia
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 0.37 deaths per 100 live births against 0.36 deaths per 100 live births in Australia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 176th and Hungary ranks 173rd of 200 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 17.1 deaths per 100 live births | 38.76 deaths per 100 live births | 21.66 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1900s | 13.17 deaths per 100 live births | 34.41 deaths per 100 live births | 21.24 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1910s | 9.38 deaths per 100 live births | 35.23 deaths per 100 live births | 25.85 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1920s | 7.63 deaths per 100 live births | 29.92 deaths per 100 live births | 22.29 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1930s | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | 23.41 deaths per 100 live births | 17.97 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1940s | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | 18.16 deaths per 100 live births | 13.9 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1950s | 2.84 deaths per 100 live births | 7.34 deaths per 100 live births | 4.49 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1960s | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 4.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1970s | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 3.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.965 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.742 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.607 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.569 deaths per 100 live births | 0.792 deaths per 100 live births | 0.223 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.408 deaths per 100 live births | 0.512 deaths per 100 live births | 0.104 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.388 deaths per 100 live births | 0.018 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Australia or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 0.37 deaths per 100 live births against 0.36 deaths per 100 live births in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Australia and Hungary?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Hungary?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Hungary rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Australia ranks 176th and Hungary ranks 173rd of 200 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.