Hungary vs Romania: Death rate
Hungary
13.22 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Romania
13.45 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Hungary rank
17th
Romania rank
15th
Death rate over time
- Hungary
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 13.45 deaths per 1,000 people against 13.22 deaths per 1,000 people in Hungary, a difference of 0.23 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.
Hungary ranks 17th and Romania ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 5 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0799 deaths per 1,000 people | Romania |
| 1960s | 10.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 1970s | 12.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 1980s | 13.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.9 deaths per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 1990s | 14.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.13 deaths per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 2000s | 13.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5098 deaths per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 2010s | 13.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0755 deaths per 1,000 people | Romania |
| 2020s | 14.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6605 deaths per 1,000 people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Hungary or Romania?
- Romania, at 13.45 deaths per 1,000 people against 13.22 deaths per 1,000 people in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Hungary and Romania?
- 0.23 deaths per 1,000 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Romania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and Romania rank globally for death rate?
- Hungary ranks 17th and Romania ranks 15th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.