What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Hungary and Russia?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Hungary ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Russia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.

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.

Hungary vs Russia: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

Hungary

2.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Russia

2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Hungary rank

173rd

Russia rank

174th

Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) over time

Hungary
Russia

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 2.1 per 1,000 live births against 2 per 1,000 live births in Russia, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 173rd and Russia ranks 174th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hungary	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	11.7 per 1,000 live births	11 per 1,000 live births	0.7 per 1,000 live births	Hungary
1990s	8.25 per 1,000 live births	10.39 per 1,000 live births	2.14 per 1,000 live births	Russia
2000s	4.44 per 1,000 live births	6.67 per 1,000 live births	2.23 per 1,000 live births	Russia
2010s	2.79 per 1,000 live births	4.16 per 1,000 live births	1.37 per 1,000 live births	Russia
2020s	2.16 per 1,000 live births	2.4 per 1,000 live births	0.24 per 1,000 live births	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Hungary or Russia?: Hungary, at 2.1 per 1,000 live births against 2 per 1,000 live births in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Hungary and Russia?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Russia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Hungary and Russia rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Hungary ranks 173rd and Russia ranks 174th 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: 29 October 2026

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