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

0.006 deaths per 100 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?

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.

Hungary vs Russia: Neonatal mortality rate

Hungary

0.2059 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Russia

0.1999 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Hungary rank

175th

Russia rank

176th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

Hungary
Russia

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 0.2059 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1999 deaths per 100 live births in Russia, a difference of 0.006 deaths per 100 live births.

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

Hungary ranks 175th and Russia ranks 176th of 199 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	1.17 deaths per 100 live births	1.1 deaths per 100 live births	0.0645 deaths per 100 live births	Hungary
1990s	0.825 deaths per 100 live births	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	0.2145 deaths per 100 live births	Russia
2000s	0.4448 deaths per 100 live births	0.6685 deaths per 100 live births	0.2237 deaths per 100 live births	Russia
2010s	0.2781 deaths per 100 live births	0.4141 deaths per 100 live births	0.136 deaths per 100 live births	Russia
2020s	0.2134 deaths per 100 live births	0.2386 deaths per 100 live births	0.0252 deaths per 100 live births	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Hungary or Russia?: Hungary, at 0.2059 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1999 deaths per 100 live births in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Hungary and Russia?: 0.006 deaths per 100 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 neonatal mortality rate?: Hungary ranks 175th and Russia ranks 176th 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: 18 September 2026

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