Belgium vs Hungary: Child mortality rate
Belgium
0.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hungary
0.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
173rd
Hungary rank
173rd
Child mortality rate over time
- Belgium
- Hungary
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.37 deaths per 100 live births against 0.37 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 143 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 173rd and Hungary ranks 173rd of 200 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 27.93 deaths per 100 live births | 40.99 deaths per 100 live births | 13.06 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1860s | 30.34 deaths per 100 live births | 38.99 deaths per 100 live births | 8.65 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1890s | 23.75 deaths per 100 live births | 38.76 deaths per 100 live births | 15.02 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1900s | 20.76 deaths per 100 live births | 34.41 deaths per 100 live births | 13.65 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1910s | 19.69 deaths per 100 live births | 35.23 deaths per 100 live births | 15.54 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1920s | 13.63 deaths per 100 live births | 29.92 deaths per 100 live births | 16.29 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1930s | 10.8 deaths per 100 live births | 23.41 deaths per 100 live births | 12.61 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1940s | 9.25 deaths per 100 live births | 18.16 deaths per 100 live births | 8.9 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1950s | 4.71 deaths per 100 live births | 7.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1960s | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | 4.59 deaths per 100 live births | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1970s | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 3.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.887 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.797 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.552 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.516 deaths per 100 live births | 0.792 deaths per 100 live births | 0.276 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.416 deaths per 100 live births | 0.512 deaths per 100 live births | 0.096 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.378 deaths per 100 live births | 0.388 deaths per 100 live births | 0.01 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Belgium or Hungary?
- Belgium, at 0.37 deaths per 100 live births against 0.37 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Belgium and Hungary?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Hungary?
- 143 years are reported by both, from 1852 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Hungary rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Belgium ranks 173rd 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.