Austria vs Hungary: Infant mortality rate by sex
Austria
0.2571 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hungary
0.2751 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Austria rank
177th
Hungary rank
175th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Austria
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 0.2751 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2571 deaths per 100 live births in Austria, a difference of 0.018 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 177th and Hungary ranks 175th of 199 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | 5.69 deaths per 100 live births | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1960s | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1970s | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9777 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1980s | 0.9524 deaths per 100 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7062 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.5429 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5072 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.3714 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6142 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2427 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.2898 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3916 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1017 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.2595 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2888 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0293 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Austria or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 0.2751 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2571 deaths per 100 live births in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Austria and Hungary?
- 0.018 deaths per 100 live births, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Hungary?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Hungary rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Austria ranks 177th and Hungary ranks 175th 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 rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .