Hungary vs Poland: Youth mortality rate
Hungary
0.4622 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.5299 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hungary rank
168th
Poland rank
165th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Hungary
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.5299 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4622 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary, a difference of 0.0677 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Poland ahead.
Hungary ranks 168th and Poland ranks 165th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.37 deaths per 100 live births | 7.97 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1960s | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3245 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 3.75 deaths per 100 live births | 3.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4413 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 1980s | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0046 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0879 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.9542 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9424 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0118 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.6286 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6222 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0064 deaths per 100 live births | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.484 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5365 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0525 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Hungary or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.5299 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4622 deaths per 100 live births in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Hungary and Poland?
- 0.0677 deaths per 100 live births, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Poland?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Poland rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Hungary ranks 168th and Poland ranks 165th 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.