Hungary vs Italy: Mortality rate, neonatal

Hungary
2.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Italy
1.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Hungary rank
173rd
Italy rank
176th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Hungary
  • Italy
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How they compare

Hungary currently reports 2.1 per 1,000 live births against 1.8 per 1,000 live births in Italy, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Hungary's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.

Hungary ranks 173rd and Italy ranks 176th of 197 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 27.64 per 1,000 live births 22.48 per 1,000 live births 5.16 per 1,000 live births Hungary
1970s 24.96 per 1,000 live births 16.6 per 1,000 live births 8.36 per 1,000 live births Hungary
1980s 14.57 per 1,000 live births 8.74 per 1,000 live births 5.83 per 1,000 live births Hungary
1990s 8.25 per 1,000 live births 4.95 per 1,000 live births 3.3 per 1,000 live births Hungary
2000s 4.44 per 1,000 live births 2.83 per 1,000 live births 1.61 per 1,000 live births Hungary
2010s 2.79 per 1,000 live births 2.14 per 1,000 live births 0.65 per 1,000 live births Hungary
2020s 2.16 per 1,000 live births 1.8 per 1,000 live births 0.36 per 1,000 live births Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Hungary or Italy?
Hungary, at 2.1 per 1,000 live births against 1.8 per 1,000 live births in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Hungary and Italy?
0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Italy?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Hungary and Italy rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Hungary ranks 173rd and Italy ranks 176th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.