What is neonatal mortality rate in Hungary?

Neonatal mortality rate in Hungary was 0.2059 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Hungary?

The highest recorded value was 2.83 deaths per 100 live births in 1972.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Hungary?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2059 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Hungary rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Hungary ranks 175th out of 199 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 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Hungary

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Hungary
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Hungary: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.2059 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.2059 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.5%

World rank

175th

of 199 countries

All-time high

2.83 deaths per 100 live births

in 1972

All-time low

0.2059 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Hungary, 1960–2024

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

In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Hungary stood at 0.2059 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 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 2.83 deaths per 100 live births in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.2059 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Hungary ranks 175th 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
1960s	2.76 deaths per 100 live births	2.7 deaths per 100 live births	2.82 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.5 deaths per 100 live births	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	2.83 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.46 deaths per 100 live births	1.17 deaths per 100 live births	1.7 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.825 deaths per 100 live births	0.603 deaths per 100 live births	1.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.4448 deaths per 100 live births	0.3516 deaths per 100 live births	0.5732 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.2781 deaths per 100 live births	0.2214 deaths per 100 live births	0.3399 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.2134 deaths per 100 live births	0.2059 deaths per 100 live births	0.2181 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Hungary

172 Belgium 0.222 deaths per 100 live births compare
173 Austria 0.2181 deaths per 100 live births compare
174 Greece 0.2175 deaths per 100 live births compare
176 Russia 0.1999 deaths per 100 live births compare
177 Lithuania 0.1871 deaths per 100 live births compare
178 Italy 0.1803 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Hungary?: Neonatal mortality rate in Hungary was 0.2059 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Hungary?: The highest recorded value was 2.83 deaths per 100 live births in 1972.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Hungary?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2059 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Hungary rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Hungary ranks 175th out of 199 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 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .