Maternal mortality ratio in Hungary

The maternal mortality ratio in Hungary was 12 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2006.

Measure: Maternal mortality ratio Unit: Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births Data: 1985 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Hungary, 2023 12 Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Change from 2022 −2per 100,000 live births 2022: 14 per 100,000 live births
European Union, 2023 5 per 100,000 live births Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 5 per 100,000 live births Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2023 143rd of 194 See the full ranking

Maternal mortality ratio in Hungary over time

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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Maternal mortality ratio (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), 1999 to 2023
Period HungaryEuropean Union
2023 12 per 100,000 live births 5 per 100,000 live births
2022 14 per 100,000 live births 7 per 100,000 live births
2021 30 per 100,000 live births 8 per 100,000 live births
2020 18 per 100,000 live births 7 per 100,000 live births
2019 13 per 100,000 live births 6 per 100,000 live births
2018 14 per 100,000 live births 6 per 100,000 live births
2017 14 per 100,000 live births 6 per 100,000 live births
2016 13 per 100,000 live births 6 per 100,000 live births
2015 13 per 100,000 live births 7 per 100,000 live births
2014 13 per 100,000 live births 7 per 100,000 live births
2013 13 per 100,000 live births 7 per 100,000 live births
2012 13 per 100,000 live births 7 per 100,000 live births
2011 14 per 100,000 live births 7 per 100,000 live births
2010 13 per 100,000 live births 7 per 100,000 live births
2009 13 per 100,000 live births 8 per 100,000 live births
2008 13 per 100,000 live births 8 per 100,000 live births
2007 13 per 100,000 live births 8 per 100,000 live births
2006 12 per 100,000 live births 8 per 100,000 live births
2005 13 per 100,000 live births 8 per 100,000 live births
2004 12 per 100,000 live births 9 per 100,000 live births
2003 13 per 100,000 live births 9 per 100,000 live births
2002 13 per 100,000 live births 9 per 100,000 live births
2001 13 per 100,000 live births 10 per 100,000 live births
2000 14 per 100,000 live births 11 per 100,000 live births
1999 15 per 100,000 live births 11 per 100,000 live births

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2 from 14 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 13 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −1.
  • Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Hungary has the 143rd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 5 per 100,000 live births.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UN Population Division (MMEIG)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.MMRT · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1985 to 2023 for Hungary
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UN Population Division (MMEIG)