Hungary vs Italy: Neonatal mortality rate
Hungary
0.2059 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Italy
0.1803 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hungary rank
175th
Italy rank
178th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Hungary
- Italy
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 0.2059 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1803 deaths per 100 live births in Italy, a difference of 0.0256 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.
Hungary ranks 175th and Italy ranks 178th of 199 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 | 2.76 deaths per 100 live births | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5148 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1970s | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8344 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8725 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5842 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.825 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4938 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3312 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.4448 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2838 deaths per 100 live births | 0.161 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.2781 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2142 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0639 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.2134 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1793 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0342 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Hungary or Italy?
- Hungary, at 0.2059 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1803 deaths per 100 live births in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Hungary and Italy?
- 0.0256 deaths per 100 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 neonatal mortality rate?
- Hungary ranks 175th and Italy ranks 178th 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 .