Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Bulgaria or Hungary?

Bulgaria, at 297 deaths against 275 deaths in Hungary as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Bulgaria and Hungary?

22 deaths, with Bulgaria ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Hungary: Number of infants who die before age 1

Bulgaria

297 deaths

in 2023

Hungary

275 deaths

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

132nd

Hungary rank

133rd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Bulgaria
Hungary

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 297 deaths against 275 deaths in Hungary, a difference of 22 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hungary ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 132nd and Hungary ranks 133rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Hungary in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Hungary	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11,864 deaths	12,430 deaths	565.8 deaths	Hungary
1960s	4,552 deaths	5,706 deaths	1,154 deaths	Hungary
1970s	3,368 deaths	5,197 deaths	1,829 deaths	Hungary
1980s	1,949 deaths	2,477 deaths	528.2 deaths	Hungary
1990s	1,234 deaths	1,329 deaths	95.5 deaths	Hungary
2000s	815.3 deaths	655.1 deaths	160.2 deaths	Bulgaria
2010s	480.1 deaths	394.1 deaths	86 deaths	Bulgaria
2020s	311.25 deaths	300.25 deaths	11 deaths	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Bulgaria or Hungary?: Bulgaria, at 297 deaths against 275 deaths in Hungary as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Bulgaria and Hungary?: 22 deaths, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Bulgaria ranks 132nd and Hungary ranks 133rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.