Australia vs Hungary: Infant mortality rate
Australia
0.309 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hungary
0.3071 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
173rd
Hungary rank
174th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Australia
- Hungary
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.309 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3071 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary, a difference of 0.0019 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Hungary ahead.
Australia ranks 173rd and Hungary ranks 174th of 199 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | 9.58 deaths per 100 live births | 7.05 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1950s | 2.28 deaths per 100 live births | 6.42 deaths per 100 live births | 4.13 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1960s | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 4.11 deaths per 100 live births | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1970s | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 3.09 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1980s | 0.9421 deaths per 100 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9451 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.6092 deaths per 100 live births | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5664 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.4728 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6742 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2014 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.3445 deaths per 100 live births | 0.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0855 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.3161 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3223 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0062 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Australia or Hungary?
- Australia, at 0.309 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3071 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Australia and Hungary?
- 0.0019 deaths per 100 live births, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Hungary?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Hungary rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Australia ranks 173rd and Hungary ranks 174th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .