Neonatal mortality rate in Hungary
Hungary: Neonatal mortality rate was 2.06 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Hungary, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Hungary stood at 2.06. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Hungary peaked at 5.73 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.06, in 2024.
Hungary ranks 160th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.73 | — |
| 2001 | 5.45 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 5.13 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 4.77 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 4.42 | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 4.14 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 3.93 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 3.77 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 3.63 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 3.52 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 3.4 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 3.28 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 3.15 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 3.01 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 2.86 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 2.69 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 2.53 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 2.39 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 2.28 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 2.21 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.18 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.17 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.15 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 2.11 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 2.06 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.45 | 3.52 | 5.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.78 | 2.21 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 | 2.06 | 2.18 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Hungary?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Hungary was 2.06 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 5.73 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 in 2024.
- How does Hungary rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Hungary ranks 160th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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