Greece vs Hungary: Neonatal mortality rate

Greece
0.2175 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hungary
0.2059 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece rank
174th
Hungary rank
175th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Greece
  • Hungary
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.2175 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2059 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary, a difference of 0.0116 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Greece'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.

Greece ranks 174th and Hungary ranks 175th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Hungary in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Hungary Difference Ahead
1960s 2.03 deaths per 100 live births 2.76 deaths per 100 live births 0.732 deaths per 100 live births Hungary
1970s 1.74 deaths per 100 live births 2.5 deaths per 100 live births 0.7568 deaths per 100 live births Hungary
1980s 1.02 deaths per 100 live births 1.46 deaths per 100 live births 0.4395 deaths per 100 live births Hungary
1990s 0.5482 deaths per 100 live births 0.825 deaths per 100 live births 0.2768 deaths per 100 live births Hungary
2000s 0.2785 deaths per 100 live births 0.4448 deaths per 100 live births 0.1663 deaths per 100 live births Hungary
2010s 0.2441 deaths per 100 live births 0.2781 deaths per 100 live births 0.034 deaths per 100 live births Hungary
2020s 0.2285 deaths per 100 live births 0.2134 deaths per 100 live births 0.0151 deaths per 100 live births Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Greece or Hungary?
Greece, at 0.2175 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 Greece and Hungary?
0.0116 deaths per 100 live births, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Hungary?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Greece and Hungary rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Greece ranks 174th 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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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .