Mortality rate, neonatal in Hungary
Hungary: Mortality rate, neonatal was 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, neonatal in Hungary, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Hungary is 2.1 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Hungary peaked at 28.3 per 1,000 live births in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2023.
Hungary ranks 171st of 195 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 | 27.64 per 1,000 live births | 27 per 1,000 live births | 28.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.96 per 1,000 live births | 18.3 per 1,000 live births | 28.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.57 per 1,000 live births | 11.7 per 1,000 live births | 17 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.25 per 1,000 live births | 6 per 1,000 live births | 11.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.44 per 1,000 live births | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 per 1,000 live births | 2.2 per 1,000 live births | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 per 1,000 live births | 2.1 per 1,000 live births | 2.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More health data for Hungary
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 47,545 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 46,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 44,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 47,102 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 6.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 44,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 45,381 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 3.09 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 67.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 46,537 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Hungary?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Hungary was 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3 per 1,000 live births in 1972.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Hungary rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Hungary ranks 171st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.