Belgium vs Hungary: Neonatal mortality rate
Belgium
0.222 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hungary
0.2059 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
172nd
Hungary rank
175th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Belgium
- Hungary
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.222 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2059 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary, a difference of 0.0161 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hungary ahead.
Belgium ranks 172nd and Hungary ranks 175th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Hungary in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 2.76 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1970s | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1980s | 0.6023 deaths per 100 live births | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8544 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.3857 deaths per 100 live births | 0.825 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4393 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.2663 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4448 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1785 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.229 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2781 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0491 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.2231 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2134 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0097 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Belgium or Hungary?
- Belgium, at 0.222 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2059 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Belgium and Hungary?
- 0.0161 deaths per 100 live births, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Hungary?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Hungary rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Belgium ranks 172nd 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 Neonatal mortality rate. 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 children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .