Hungary vs Romania: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in Hungary and 4.8 per 1,000 live births in Romania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Romania, by 1.7 per 1,000 live births, or 1.52 times that in Hungary.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Romania has been higher since 1975, when it overtook Hungary.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Hungary at 0.6 per 1,000 live births and Romania at 1.3 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Hungary	Romania	World
2023	3.2	4.8	27.3
2022	3.4	5.2	28.2
2021	3.3	5.4	28.4
2020	3.4	5.6	28.7
2019	3.6	5.7	29.2
2018	3.2	6	29.7
2017	3.5	6.6	30.3
2016	4	6.9	31.1
2015	4.1	7.6	32.1
2014	4.6	8.7	32.9
2013	5.1	9.3	33.9
2012	4.9	9.9	35
2011	5	9.6	36.8
2010	5.2	10.5	37.7
2009	5.1	11.3	39.1
2008	5.7	12.1	40.4
2007	5.9	12.5	42
2006	5.8	14.5	43.7
2005	6.3	15.6	45.4
2004	6.7	17.1	47.2
2003	7.3	16.7	48.8
2002	7.3	17	50.6
2001	8.1	18	52.2
2000	9.4	18.6	53.7
1999	8.4	18.5	55.5
1998	9.6	20.5	57.1
1997	9.6	22.2	58.3
1996	10.4	22	59.6
1995	10.7	20.8	60.8
1994	11.4	23.7	62
1993	12.3	22.8	62.9
1992	13.8	23.1	64.1
1991	15.6	21.6	64.9
1990	15	24.7	64.9
1989	15.7	26.4	66.2
1988	15.7	25.2	68
1987	17.2	29	68.6
1986	18.8	23.7	70.8
1985	20.8	25.8	72.9
1984	20.3	24.4	74.6
1983	18.6	23	76.1
1982	19.4	26.6	76.6
1981	20.3	27.9	78.7
1980	22	28.9	80.6
1979	23.2	31.4	82.5
1978	23.6	30.2	84.7
1977	25.6	31.5	86.4
1976	29.2	31.2	88.1
1975	32.7	34.4	89.6
1974	37.8	37	90.9
1973	34	37.5	92.1
1972	33.6	39.4	93.6
1971	35.2	41.1	96.1
1970	35.4	47.5	96.9
1969	35.6	51.8	98.3
1968	35.8	55	100.2
1967	38.5	49.5	103.1
1966	39.1	49	104.9
1965	38.9	48.7	106.4
1964	39.8	50.1	106.1
1963	43.4	52.8	107.7
1962	45.9	56.5	110.2
1961	43	61.2	121.5
1960	46.6	66	131.8
1959	50.6	70.1	125.7
1958	55.6	73.4	117.7
1957	58.8	76	120
1956	56.6	78.3	121.9
1955	57.4	80.6	124.8
1954	62.5	83.2	127.7
1953	73.5	86.3	130.1
1952	69.9	89.8	132.7
1951	81.9	93.6	136
1950	84.9	97.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Hungary	Romania	World
2024	2.92.3–3.7	5.14.2–6.5	26.9
2025	2.82.1–4	53.7–7.1	26.4
2026	2.71.9–4.2	4.83.3–7.6	25.9
2027	2.61.8–4.3	4.73.1–7.9	25.4
2028	2.51.6–4.5	4.62.8–8	24.9
2029	2.51.5–4.5	4.42.6–8.2	24.5
2030	2.41.5–4.7	4.32.5–8.4	24
2031	2.31.3–4.8	4.22.4–8.7	23.6
2032	2.31.3–4.8	4.12.2–8.9	23.2
2033	2.21.2–4.9	42.1–8.8	22.8
2034	2.21.2–4.9	3.92.1–8.9	22.3
2035	2.11.1–4.9	3.82–8.9	21.9
2036	2.11.1–4.8	3.71.9–8.9	21.5
2037	21–4.9	3.61.8–9.1	21.1
2038	21–4.9	3.51.7–9.5	20.8
2039	1.90.9–5	3.41.6–9.3	20.4
2040	1.90.9–4.8	3.41.6–9.5	20
2041	1.80.8–4.8	3.31.5–9.7	19.7
2042	1.80.8–4.8	3.21.4–9.5	19.4
2043	1.70.8–4.8	3.21.4–9.4	19
2044	1.70.8–5.1	3.11.4–9.3	18.7
2045	1.60.7–4.9	31.4–9.3	18.4
2046	1.60.7–4.8	31.3–9.3	18.2
2047	1.60.7–4.8	2.91.3–9.3	17.9
2048	1.50.7–4.9	2.81.2–9.1	17.7
2049	1.50.6–4.6	2.81.2–9.1	17.5
2050	1.50.6–4.6	2.71.1–9.4	17.3
2051	1.40.6–4.6	2.71.1–9	17.1
2052	1.40.6–4.4	2.61.1–9	16.9
2053	1.40.6–4.6	2.61.1–8.8	16.7
2054	1.30.5–4.3	2.51–9.2	16.5
2055	1.30.5–4.5	2.51–9	16.3
2056	1.30.5–4.4	2.41–8.9	16.1
2057	1.20.5–4.3	2.41–9	15.9
2058	1.20.5–4.3	2.31–8.9	15.7
2059	1.20.5–4.3	2.31–8.9	15.5
2060	1.20.5–4.1	2.21–8.8	15.3
2061	1.10.5–4.2	2.20.9–8.7	15.1
2062	1.10.4–4	2.20.9–9.1	14.9
2063	1.10.4–4.1	2.10.9–9.1	14.7
2064	1.10.4–4.1	2.10.9–8.8	14.5
2065	1.10.4–3.9	20.8–8.8	14.3
2066	10.4–3.7	20.8–8.7	14.1
2067	10.4–3.9	20.8–8.8	13.9
2068	10.4–3.6	20.8–8.8	13.8
2069	10.4–3.5	1.90.7–8.8	13.6
2070	10.3–3.4	1.90.7–8.1	13.4
2071	0.90.3–3.3	1.90.7–8	13.2
2072	0.90.3–3.2	1.90.7–8.1	13
2073	0.90.3–3.2	1.80.7–8	12.9
2074	0.90.3–3.1	1.80.7–7.8	12.7
2075	0.90.3–3.1	1.80.6–7.7	12.6
2076	0.90.3–3.1	1.80.6–7.6	12.4
2077	0.80.3–3	1.70.6–7.5	12.3
2078	0.80.3–3	1.70.6–7.3	12.1
2079	0.80.3–3	1.70.6–7.2	12
2080	0.80.3–3	1.70.6–7.3	11.8
2081	0.80.2–2.8	1.60.6–7.2	11.7
2082	0.80.2–2.8	1.60.6–7.1	11.6
2083	0.80.2–2.6	1.60.5–7	11.5
2084	0.80.2–2.6	1.60.5–6.7	11.4
2085	0.70.2–2.6	1.60.5–6.6	11.3
2086	0.70.2–2.6	1.50.5–6.5	11.1
2087	0.70.2–2.6	1.50.5–6.4	11
2088	0.70.2–2.5	1.50.5–6.2	10.9
2089	0.70.2–2.5	1.50.5–6.4	10.8
2090	0.70.2–2.4	1.50.5–6.2	10.7
2091	0.70.2–2.4	1.40.5–5.9	10.6
2092	0.70.2–2.3	1.40.4–5.8	10.5
2093	0.70.2–2.3	1.40.5–5.7	10.4
2094	0.60.2–2.2	1.40.4–5.4	10.3
2095	0.60.2–2.2	1.40.4–5.5	10.1
2096	0.60.2–2.2	1.40.4–5.4	10
2097	0.60.2–2.1	1.30.4–5.4	9.9
2098	0.60.1–2	1.30.4–5.1	9.8
2099	0.60.1–2	1.30.4–5.1	9.7
2100	0.60.1–2	1.30.4–5.3	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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