Belgium vs Hungary: Infant mortality rate by sex
Belgium
0.279 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hungary
0.2751 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
174th
Hungary rank
175th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Belgium
- Hungary
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.279 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2751 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary, a difference of 0.0039 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 174th 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 | Belgium | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | 5.69 deaths per 100 live births | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1960s | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1970s | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1980s | 0.8661 deaths per 100 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7926 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.5707 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4794 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.3732 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6142 deaths per 100 live births | 0.241 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.3029 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3916 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0887 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.2823 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2888 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0065 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, Belgium or Hungary?
- Belgium, at 0.279 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2751 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Belgium and Hungary?
- 0.0039 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 rate by sex?
- Belgium ranks 174th 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 .