Germany vs Hungary: Number of child deaths per woman

Germany
0.0056 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Hungary
0.0054 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Germany rank
175th
Hungary rank
177th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Germany
  • Hungary
0123183619302024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.0056 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0054 under-five deaths per woman in Hungary, a difference of 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 119 shared years of data; in 1852 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 175th and Hungary ranks 177th of 200 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Hungary in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Hungary Difference Ahead
1850s 2.17 under-five deaths per woman 2.06 under-five deaths per woman 0.1134 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1860s 2.58 under-five deaths per woman 1.98 under-five deaths per woman 0.6013 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1890s 1.82 under-five deaths per woman 1.94 under-five deaths per woman 0.1139 under-five deaths per woman Hungary
1900s 1.46 under-five deaths per woman 1.72 under-five deaths per woman 0.2675 under-five deaths per woman Hungary
1910s 0.7931 under-five deaths per woman 1.52 under-five deaths per woman 0.7239 under-five deaths per woman Hungary
1920s 0.398 under-five deaths per woman 1 under-five deaths per woman 0.6062 under-five deaths per woman Hungary
1930s 0.2052 under-five deaths per woman 0.6157 under-five deaths per woman 0.4105 under-five deaths per woman Hungary
1940s 0.2093 under-five deaths per woman 0.5093 under-five deaths per woman 0.3 under-five deaths per woman Hungary
1960s 0.0736 under-five deaths per woman 0.0897 under-five deaths per woman 0.0161 under-five deaths per woman Hungary
1970s 0.0348 under-five deaths per woman 0.0711 under-five deaths per woman 0.0362 under-five deaths per woman Hungary
1980s 0.017 under-five deaths per woman 0.0384 under-five deaths per woman 0.0214 under-five deaths per woman Hungary
1990s 0.009 under-five deaths per woman 0.0218 under-five deaths per woman 0.0128 under-five deaths per woman Hungary
2000s 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman 0.0104 under-five deaths per woman 0.0039 under-five deaths per woman Hungary
2010s 0.0058 under-five deaths per woman 0.0072 under-five deaths per woman 0.0014 under-five deaths per woman Hungary
2020s 0.0056 under-five deaths per woman 0.0058 under-five deaths per woman 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Germany or Hungary?
Germany, at 0.0056 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0054 under-five deaths per woman in Hungary as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Germany and Hungary?
0.0002 under-five deaths per woman, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Hungary?
119 years are reported by both, from 1852 to 2024.
How do Germany and Hungary rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Germany ranks 175th and Hungary ranks 177th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).