Causes of mortality in Hungary
Hungary: Causes of mortality was 127,470 Deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Causes of mortality in Hungary, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 127,470 Deaths for causes of mortality in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Hungary peaked at 155,621 Deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 96,410 Deaths, in 1961.
That places Hungary 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Causes of mortality in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 101,525 Deaths | — |
| 1961 | 96,410 Deaths | -5.0% |
| 1962 | 108,273 Deaths | +12.3% |
| 1963 | 99,871 Deaths | -7.8% |
| 1964 | 100,830 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 108,119 Deaths | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 101,943 Deaths | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 109,530 Deaths | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 115,354 Deaths | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 116,659 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 120,197 Deaths | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 123,009 Deaths | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 118,991 Deaths | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 123,366 Deaths | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 125,816 Deaths | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 131,102 Deaths | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 132,240 Deaths | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 132,031 Deaths | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 140,121 Deaths | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 136,829 Deaths | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 145,355 Deaths | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 144,757 Deaths | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 144,318 Deaths | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 148,643 Deaths | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 146,709 Deaths | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 147,614 Deaths | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 147,089 Deaths | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 142,601 Deaths | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 140,042 Deaths | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 144,695 Deaths | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 145,660 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 144,813 Deaths | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 148,781 Deaths | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 150,244 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 146,889 Deaths | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 145,431 Deaths | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 143,130 Deaths | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 139,434 Deaths | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 140,870 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 143,210 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 135,601 Deaths | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 132,183 Deaths | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 132,833 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 135,823 Deaths | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 132,492 Deaths | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 135,732 Deaths | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 131,603 Deaths | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 132,938 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 130,027 Deaths | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 130,414 Deaths | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 130,456 Deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 128,795 Deaths | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 129,440 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 126,778 Deaths | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 126,308 Deaths | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 131,697 Deaths | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 127,053 Deaths | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 131,674 Deaths | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 131,045 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 129,603 Deaths | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 141,002 Deaths | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 155,621 Deaths | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 136,446 Deaths | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 128,176 Deaths | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 127,470 Deaths | -0.6% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 127,470 Deaths is above the median for high income countries, which is 115,390 Deaths, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 127,470 Deaths is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 111,294 Deaths, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 105,851 Deaths | 96,410 Deaths | 116,659 Deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 128,370 Deaths | 118,991 Deaths | 140,121 Deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 145,182 Deaths | 140,042 Deaths | 148,643 Deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 144,846 Deaths | 139,434 Deaths | 150,244 Deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 132,965 Deaths | 130,027 Deaths | 135,823 Deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,285 Deaths | 126,308 Deaths | 131,697 Deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 137,743 Deaths | 127,470 Deaths | 155,621 Deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of mortality in Hungary?
- Causes of mortality in Hungary was 127,470 Deaths in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 155,621 Deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,410 Deaths in 1961.
- How does Hungary rank for causes of mortality?
- Hungary ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.