Hungary vs Ireland: Infant mortality by sex
Hungary
0.3376 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.3677 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hungary rank
172nd
Ireland rank
169th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Hungary
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.3677 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3376 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary, a difference of 0.0301 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 172nd and Ireland ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.11 deaths per 100 live births | 4.26 deaths per 100 live births | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1960s | 4.54 deaths per 100 live births | 2.81 deaths per 100 live births | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1970s | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1980s | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1990s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7081 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5871 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.7312 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5086 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2226 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.4666 deaths per 100 live births | 0.348 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1186 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.3542 deaths per 100 live births | 0.349 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0052 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, Hungary or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.3677 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 Hungary and Ireland?
- 0.0301 deaths per 100 live births, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Ireland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Ireland rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Hungary ranks 172nd and Ireland ranks 169th 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.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .