Which has higher number of child deaths, Greece or Hungary?

Hungary, at 319 deaths against 282 deaths in Greece as of 2024.

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

69 years are reported by both, from 1956 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 Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs Hungary: Number of child deaths

Greece

282 deaths

in 2024

Hungary

319 deaths

in 2024

Greece rank

137th

Hungary rank

135th

Number of child deaths over time

Greece
Hungary

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 319 deaths against 282 deaths in Greece, a difference of 37 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Hungary ahead.

Greece ranks 137th and Hungary ranks 135th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Hungary in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Hungary	Difference	Ahead
1950s	7,923 deaths	10,934 deaths	3,010 deaths	Hungary
1960s	6,520 deaths	6,423 deaths	97 deaths	Greece
1970s	3,908 deaths	5,634 deaths	1,726 deaths	Hungary
1980s	2,019 deaths	2,807 deaths	788.3 deaths	Hungary
1990s	929.3 deaths	1,551 deaths	621.3 deaths	Hungary
2000s	534.4 deaths	769.5 deaths	235.1 deaths	Hungary
2010s	406.4 deaths	470.2 deaths	63.8 deaths	Hungary
2020s	316.8 deaths	350.8 deaths	34 deaths	Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Greece or Hungary?: Hungary, at 319 deaths against 282 deaths in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Greece and Hungary?: 37 deaths, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Hungary?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
How do Greece and Hungary rank globally for number of child deaths?: Greece ranks 137th and Hungary ranks 135th 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 Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths
Unit: deaths
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, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .