Greece vs Hungary: Number of child deaths per woman

Greece
0.0051 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Hungary
0.0054 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Greece rank
180th
Hungary rank
177th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Greece
  • Hungary
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How they compare

Hungary currently reports 0.0054 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman in Greece, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.

That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 96 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Hungary ahead.

Greece ranks 180th and Hungary ranks 177th of 200 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Hungary in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Hungary Difference Ahead
1920s 0.4456 under-five deaths per woman 0.9798 under-five deaths per woman 0.5342 under-five deaths per woman Hungary
1930s 0.6714 under-five deaths per woman 0.6157 under-five deaths per woman 0.0557 under-five deaths per woman Greece
1940s 0.3081 under-five deaths per woman 0.4071 under-five deaths per woman 0.0991 under-five deaths per woman Hungary
1950s 0.1232 under-five deaths per woman 0.187 under-five deaths per woman 0.0638 under-five deaths per woman Hungary
1960s 0.0949 under-five deaths per woman 0.088 under-five deaths per woman 0.0069 under-five deaths per woman Greece
1970s 0.0634 under-five deaths per woman 0.0711 under-five deaths per woman 0.0077 under-five deaths per woman Hungary
1980s 0.0289 under-five deaths per woman 0.0384 under-five deaths per woman 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman Hungary
1990s 0.0121 under-five deaths per woman 0.0218 under-five deaths per woman 0.0097 under-five deaths per woman Hungary
2000s 0.0067 under-five deaths per woman 0.0104 under-five deaths per woman 0.0037 under-five deaths per woman Hungary
2010s 0.0055 under-five deaths per woman 0.0072 under-five deaths per woman 0.0017 under-five deaths per woman Hungary
2020s 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman 0.0058 under-five deaths per woman 0.0006 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, Greece or Hungary?
Hungary, at 0.0054 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Greece and Hungary?
0.0003 under-five deaths per woman, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Hungary?
96 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2024.
How do Greece and Hungary rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Greece ranks 180th 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).