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

Hungary, at 275 deaths against 257 deaths in New Zealand as of 2023.

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

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.

Hungary vs New Zealand: Number of infants who die before age 1

Hungary

275 deaths

in 2023

New Zealand

257 deaths

in 2023

Hungary rank

133rd

New Zealand rank

135th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Hungary
New Zealand

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 275 deaths against 257 deaths in New Zealand, a difference of 18 deaths.

That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.

Hungary ranks 133rd and New Zealand ranks 135th of 236 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hungary	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	12,430 deaths	1,383 deaths	11,047 deaths	Hungary
1960s	5,706 deaths	1,222 deaths	4,483 deaths	Hungary
1970s	5,197 deaths	874.1 deaths	4,323 deaths	Hungary
1980s	2,477 deaths	599.9 deaths	1,877 deaths	Hungary
1990s	1,329 deaths	399.6 deaths	929.5 deaths	Hungary
2000s	655.1 deaths	305 deaths	350.1 deaths	Hungary
2010s	394.1 deaths	259.1 deaths	135 deaths	Hungary
2020s	300.25 deaths	255.5 deaths	44.75 deaths	Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Hungary or New Zealand?: Hungary, at 275 deaths against 257 deaths in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Hungary and New Zealand?: 18 deaths, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and New Zealand?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hungary and New Zealand rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Hungary ranks 133rd and New Zealand ranks 135th 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.