Infant mortality rate by sex in Hungary
Hungary: Infant mortality rate by sex was 0.2751 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate 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
Hungary recorded 0.2751 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate by sex in Hungary peaked at 7.79 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2751 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Hungary 175th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 5.69 deaths per 100 live births | 4.48 deaths per 100 live births | 7.79 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | 3.2 deaths per 100 live births | 4.26 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2 deaths per 100 live births | 3.12 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8236 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6142 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4841 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7835 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3916 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3103 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4674 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2888 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2751 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3017 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 172 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2889 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 173 Australia 0.2832 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 174 Belgium 0.279 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 176 Lithuania 0.2598 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 177 Austria 0.2571 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 178 Israel 0.2446 deaths per 100 live births compare
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 rate by sex in Hungary?
- Infant mortality rate by sex in Hungary was 0.2751 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 rate by sex recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 7.79 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2751 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Hungary rank for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Hungary ranks 175th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. 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 rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .