Cause of death, by injury in Hungary
Hungary: Cause of death, by injury was 3.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Cause of death, by injury in Hungary, 2000–2021
Source: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cause of death, by injury in Hungary is 3.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cause of death, by injury in Hungary peaked at 6.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2021.
That places Hungary 171st out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Cause of death, by injury in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.9% | — |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -9.5% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 3.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.2%, 64% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 3.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.2%, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More health data for Hungary
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5277 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 37 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cause of death, by injury in Hungary?
- Cause of death, by injury in Hungary was 3.3% in 2021, according to Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest cause of death, by injury recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest cause of death, by injury recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2021.
- How does Hungary rank for cause of death, by injury?
- Hungary ranks 171st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cause of death, by injury rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Cause of death, by injury (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.