Germany vs Hungary: Child mortality rate
Germany
0.3711 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hungary
0.3707 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany rank
173rd
Hungary rank
174th
Child mortality rate over time
- Germany
- Hungary
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3707 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary, a difference of 0.0004 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Hungary ahead.
Germany ranks 173rd and Hungary ranks 174th of 199 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.68 deaths per 100 live births | 4.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1970s | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9367 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.6788 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6706 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.4797 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7931 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3134 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5124 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1181 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.3704 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3881 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0177 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Germany or Hungary?
- Germany, at 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3707 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Germany and Hungary?
- 0.0004 deaths per 100 live births, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Hungary?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Hungary rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Germany ranks 173rd and Hungary ranks 174th 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .