Hungary vs Iceland: Number of child deaths per woman
Hungary
0.0054 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Iceland
0.0053 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Hungary rank
177th
Iceland rank
178th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Hungary
- Iceland
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 0.0054 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman in Iceland, a difference of 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman.
Across all 143 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.
Hungary ranks 177th and Iceland ranks 178th of 200 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.06 under-five deaths per woman | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5976 under-five deaths per woman | Hungary |
| 1860s | 1.98 under-five deaths per woman | 1.49 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4886 under-five deaths per woman | Hungary |
| 1890s | 1.94 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6535 under-five deaths per woman | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | Hungary |
| 1900s | 1.72 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6595 under-five deaths per woman | 1.06 under-five deaths per woman | Hungary |
| 1910s | 1.52 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4118 under-five deaths per woman | 1.11 under-five deaths per woman | Hungary |
| 1920s | 1 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3179 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6863 under-five deaths per woman | Hungary |
| 1930s | 0.6157 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1935 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4222 under-five deaths per woman | Hungary |
| 1940s | 0.4729 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1444 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3285 under-five deaths per woman | Hungary |
| 1950s | 0.187 under-five deaths per woman | 0.101 under-five deaths per woman | 0.086 under-five deaths per woman | Hungary |
| 1960s | 0.088 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0711 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0169 under-five deaths per woman | Hungary |
| 1970s | 0.0711 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0355 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0356 under-five deaths per woman | Hungary |
| 1980s | 0.0384 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0174 under-five deaths per woman | 0.021 under-five deaths per woman | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.0218 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0104 under-five deaths per woman | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.0104 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0066 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.0072 under-five deaths per woman | 0.005 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0022 under-five deaths per woman | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.0058 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0007 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, Hungary or Iceland?
- Hungary, at 0.0054 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Hungary and Iceland?
- 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Iceland?
- 143 years are reported by both, from 1852 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Iceland rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Hungary ranks 177th and Iceland ranks 178th 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
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).