Belgium vs Hungary: Infant mortality rate
Belgium
0.3139 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hungary
0.3071 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
171st
Hungary rank
174th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Belgium
- Hungary
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.3139 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3071 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary, a difference of 0.0068 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Hungary ahead.
Belgium ranks 171st 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 | Belgium | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5.63 deaths per 100 live births | 9.58 deaths per 100 live births | 3.95 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1950s | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 6.42 deaths per 100 live births | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1960s | 2.49 deaths per 100 live births | 4.11 deaths per 100 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1970s | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | 3.09 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8705 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.6632 deaths per 100 live births | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5124 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.4235 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6742 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2507 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.3444 deaths per 100 live births | 0.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0856 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.3182 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3223 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0041 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Belgium or Hungary?
- Belgium, at 0.3139 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 Belgium and Hungary?
- 0.0068 deaths per 100 live births, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Hungary?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Hungary rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Belgium ranks 171st 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 .