Hungary vs Poland: Number of child deaths per woman
Hungary
0.0054 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Poland
0.0055 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Hungary rank
177th
Poland rank
176th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Hungary
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.0055 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0054 under-five deaths per woman in Hungary, a difference of 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Poland ahead.
Hungary ranks 177th and Poland ranks 176th of 200 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 under-five deaths per woman | 1.14 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1348 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.6318 under-five deaths per woman | 0.808 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1762 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.3407 under-five deaths per woman | 0.643 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3024 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 1950s | 0.187 under-five deaths per woman | 0.361 under-five deaths per woman | 0.174 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 1960s | 0.088 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1282 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0402 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 1970s | 0.0711 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0663 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0048 under-five deaths per woman | Hungary |
| 1980s | 0.0384 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0467 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0084 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.0218 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0252 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0034 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.0104 under-five deaths per woman | 0.01 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.0072 under-five deaths per woman | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.0058 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0059 under-five deaths per woman | 0 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Hungary or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.0055 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 Hungary and Poland?
- 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Poland?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Poland rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Hungary ranks 177th and Poland ranks 176th 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).