Infant mortality by sex in Hungary
Hungary: Infant mortality by sex was 0.3376 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality by sex in Hungary, 1950–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality by sex in Hungary is 0.3376 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex in Hungary peaked at 9.52 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.3376 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Hungary ranks 172nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.11 deaths per 100 live births | 5.61 deaths per 100 live births | 9.52 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.54 deaths per 100 live births | 3.96 deaths per 100 live births | 5.33 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9971 deaths per 100 live births | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7312 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5675 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9434 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4666 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3776 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5486 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3542 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3376 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3691 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Hungary
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 37 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 52,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 49,662 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 53,575 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 50,339 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 52,988 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 50,018 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by sex in Hungary?
- Infant mortality by sex in Hungary was 0.3376 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality by sex recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 9.52 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by sex recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3376 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Hungary rank for infant mortality by sex?
- Hungary ranks 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by sex rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .