Stillbirth rate in Hungary
Hungary: Stillbirth rate was 0.3522 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Hungary, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
In 2023, stillbirth rate in Hungary stood at 0.3522 deaths per 100 births.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Hungary peaked at 0.4233 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3469 deaths per 100 births, in 2012.
That places Hungary 154th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3959 deaths per 100 births | 0.3683 deaths per 100 births | 0.4233 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3561 deaths per 100 births | 0.3469 deaths per 100 births | 0.3623 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3576 deaths per 100 births | 0.3522 deaths per 100 births | 0.3617 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 151 United Arab Emirates 0.3913 deaths per 100 births compare
- 152 Montenegro 0.3784 deaths per 100 births compare
- 153 North Macedonia 0.3619 deaths per 100 births compare
- 155 Slovakia 0.3469 deaths per 100 births compare
- 156 Romania 0.3465 deaths per 100 births compare
- 157 Russia 0.3166 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Hungary
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 324,096 people (2100)
- Population density 81.75 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 72,359 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.49 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Hungary?
- Stillbirth rate in Hungary was 0.3522 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4233 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3469 deaths per 100 births in 2012.
- How does Hungary rank for stillbirth rate?
- Hungary ranks 154th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.