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
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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

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).