Children died before five per woman in Hungary

Hungary: Children died before five per woman was 0.0054 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0054
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
177th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.22
in 1892
All-time low
0.0054
in 2024
Years of data
143
1852–2024

Children died before five per woman in Hungary, 1852–2024

00.511.52185219382024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, children died before five per woman in Hungary stood at 0.0054. That is the lowest value across all 143 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Hungary peaked at 2.22 in 1892 and was at its lowest, 0.0054, in 2024.

Hungary ranks 177th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Children died before five per woman in Hungary, 1852 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1852 1.91 —
1853 2.17 +14.1%
1854 2.17 -0.2%
1855 2.19 +0.9%
1856 1.99 -9.1%
1857 2.06 +3.4%
1858 1.97 -4.1%
1859 1.99 +0.6%
1864 2.09 +5.3%
1865 1.86 -11.0%
1891 2.19 +17.6%
1892 2.22 +1.3%
1893 2.05 -7.6%
1894 2.04 -0.4%
1895 2.01 -1.4%
1896 1.83 -9.1%
1897 1.79 -1.7%
1898 1.7 -5.4%
1899 1.63 -4.1%
1900 1.91 +17.6%
1901 1.76 -8.2%
1902 1.84 +4.6%
1903 1.69 -7.9%
1904 1.61 -4.6%
1905 1.88 +16.3%
1906 1.65 -12.0%
1907 1.67 +1.2%
1908 1.57 -6.3%
1909 1.65 +5.1%
1910 1.48 -10.0%
1911 1.55 +4.8%
1912 2.09 +34.6%
1913 1.44 -30.9%
1914 1.39 -3.8%
1915 1.83 +31.4%
1916 1.48 -18.7%
1917 1.44 -3.3%
1918 1.41 -1.5%
1919 1.05 -25.9%
1920 1.22 +16.7%
1921 1.2 -2.3%
1922 1.16 -3.1%
1923 1.01 -12.5%
1924 0.9982 -1.6%
1925 0.9179 -8.0%
1926 0.88 -4.1%
1927 0.9174 +4.2%
1928 0.886 -3.4%
1929 0.8496 -4.1%
1930 0.7041 -17.1%
1931 0.7485 +6.3%
1932 0.8316 +11.1%
1933 0.5891 -29.2%
1934 0.6138 +4.2%
1935 0.6276 +2.3%
1936 0.5511 -12.2%
1937 0.5106 -7.3%
1938 0.5098 -0.2%
1939 0.4711 -7.6%
1940 0.5093 +8.1%
1941 0.4494 -11.8%
1942 0.5359 +19.2%
1943 0.4602 -14.1%
1945 0.7225 +57.0%
1946 0.4813 -33.4%
1947 0.4164 -13.5%
1948 0.3763 -9.6%
1949 0.305 -19.0%
1950 0.262 -14.1%
1951 0.2311 -11.8%
1952 0.2055 -11.1%
1953 0.2082 +1.3%
1954 0.209 +0.4%
1955 0.1903 -9.0%
1956 0.1708 -10.2%
1957 0.1443 -15.5%
1958 0.1304 -9.7%
1959 0.1184 -9.2%
1960 0.1094 -7.6%
1961 0.0999 -8.7%
1962 0.0888 -11.1%
1963 0.0864 -2.7%
1964 0.0834 -3.5%
1965 0.0812 -2.6%
1966 0.0817 +0.6%
1967 0.0844 +3.3%
1968 0.0841 -0.4%
1969 0.081 -3.7%
1970 0.077 -4.9%
1971 0.074 -3.8%
1972 0.0736 -0.6%
1973 0.0746 +1.3%
1974 0.0865 +16.0%
1975 0.0832 -3.8%
1976 0.0722 -13.2%
1977 0.0635 -12.1%
1978 0.0558 -12.0%
1979 0.0506 -9.3%
1980 0.0454 -10.4%
1981 0.0423 -6.9%
1982 0.0395 -6.5%
1983 0.0384 -2.9%
1984 0.0386 +0.6%
1985 0.0396 +2.7%
1986 0.038 -4.1%
1987 0.0358 -5.8%
1988 0.0338 -5.6%
1989 0.0324 -4.0%
1990 0.032 -1.3%
1991 0.0306 -4.4%
1992 0.0278 -9.3%
1993 0.0244 -11.9%
1994 0.0219 -10.4%
1995 0.0196 -10.4%
1996 0.0174 -11.5%
1997 0.0158 -9.0%
1998 0.0147 -7.2%
1999 0.0137 -6.8%
2000 0.0133 -2.7%
2001 0.0125 -6.2%
2002 0.0117 -6.5%
2003 0.0107 -8.0%
2004 0.0102 -4.9%
2005 0.0099 -3.5%
2006 0.0096 -2.6%
2007 0.009 -5.9%
2008 0.0087 -3.1%
2009 0.0082 -6.0%
2010 0.0076 -8.0%
2011 0.0073 -3.5%
2012 0.0076 +4.6%
2013 0.0076 -1.2%
2014 0.0077 +1.4%
2015 0.0073 -4.3%
2016 0.0072 -1.2%
2017 0.0069 -4.7%
2018 0.0066 -4.2%
2019 0.0064 -3.0%
2020 0.0063 -1.2%
2021 0.0063 -1.2%
2022 0.0056 -9.8%
2023 0.0056 -1.6%
2024 0.0054 -1.9%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 0.0054 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 66% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 0.0054 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0068, 80% of the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Children died before five per woman in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1945 +57.0% 0.4602 0.7225

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 2.06 1.91 2.19 8
1860s 1.98 1.86 2.09 2
1890s 1.94 1.63 2.22 9
1900s 1.72 1.57 1.91 10
1910s 1.52 1.05 2.09 10
1920s 1 0.8496 1.22 10
1930s 0.6157 0.4711 0.8316 10
1940s 0.4729 0.305 0.7225 9
1950s 0.187 0.1184 0.262 10
1960s 0.088 0.081 0.1094 10
1970s 0.0711 0.0506 0.0865 10
1980s 0.0384 0.0324 0.0454 10
1990s 0.0218 0.0137 0.032 10
2000s 0.0104 0.0082 0.0133 10
2010s 0.0072 0.0064 0.0077 10
2020s 0.0058 0.0054 0.0063 5

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 174 Lithuania 0.0058 compare
  2. 175 Germany 0.0056 compare
  3. 176 Poland 0.0055 compare
  4. 178 Iceland 0.0053 compare
  5. 179 Austria 0.0052 compare
  6. 180 Greece 0.0051 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Hungary?
Children died before five per woman in Hungary was 0.0054 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 2.22 in 1892.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 in 2024.
How does Hungary rank for children died before five per woman?
Hungary ranks 177th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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