Belgium vs Hungary: Infant mortality by sex
Belgium
0.3468 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hungary
0.3376 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
171st
Hungary rank
172nd
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Belgium
- Hungary
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.3468 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3376 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary, a difference of 0.0092 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hungary ahead.
Belgium ranks 171st and Hungary ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.66 deaths per 100 live births | 7.11 deaths per 100 live births | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1960s | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 4.54 deaths per 100 live births | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1970s | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9446 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.7513 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5439 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.4714 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7312 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2598 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.3838 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4666 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0827 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.3523 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3542 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0019 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Belgium or Hungary?
- Belgium, at 0.3468 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3376 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Belgium and Hungary?
- 0.0092 deaths per 100 live births, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Hungary?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Hungary rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Belgium ranks 171st and Hungary ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .