Germany vs Hungary: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Germany
2.7 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Hungary
2.81 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Germany rank
210th
Hungary rank
208th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Germany
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 2.81 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people in Germany, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hungary ahead.
Germany ranks 210th and Hungary ranks 208th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Hungary in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.79 deaths per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 1960s | 23.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 1970s | 15.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.17 deaths per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 1980s | 8.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.42 deaths per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 1990s | 4.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.62 deaths per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 2000s | 3.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.71 deaths per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 2010s | 3.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.936 deaths per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 2020s | 2.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0031 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Germany or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 2.81 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Germany and Hungary?
- 0.11 deaths per 1,000 people, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Hungary?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Hungary rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Germany ranks 210th and Hungary ranks 208th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.