Germany vs Hungary: Child mortality rate
Germany
0.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hungary
0.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany rank
173rd
Hungary rank
173rd
Child mortality rate over time
- Germany
- Hungary
How they compare
Germany 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.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 119 shared years of data; in 1852 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 173rd and Hungary ranks 173rd of 200 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Hungary in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 47.34 deaths per 100 live births | 40.99 deaths per 100 live births | 6.35 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1860s | 51.08 deaths per 100 live births | 38.99 deaths per 100 live births | 12.09 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1890s | 35.73 deaths per 100 live births | 38.76 deaths per 100 live births | 3.03 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 | 25.17 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 | 10.59 deaths per 100 live births | 23.41 deaths per 100 live births | 12.82 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1940s | 8.72 deaths per 100 live births | 20.53 deaths per 100 live births | 11.81 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1960s | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 4.42 deaths per 100 live births | 1.28 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 | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.936 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.679 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.67 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.481 deaths per 100 live births | 0.792 deaths per 100 live births | 0.311 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.394 deaths per 100 live births | 0.512 deaths per 100 live births | 0.118 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, Germany or Hungary?
- Germany, 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 Germany and Hungary?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Hungary?
- 119 years are reported by both, from 1852 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Hungary rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Germany 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
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.