Causes of mortality in Hungary

Hungary: Causes of mortality was 127,470 Deaths in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
127,470 Deaths
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
18th
of 36 countries
All-time high
155,621 Deaths
in 2021
All-time low
96,410 Deaths
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Causes of mortality in Hungary, 1960–2024

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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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 15 Romania 244,061 Deaths compare
  2. 16 Australia 187,268 Deaths compare
  3. 17 Peru 158,798 Deaths compare
  4. 19 Greece 127,294 Deaths compare
  5. 20 Chile 122,010 Deaths compare
  6. 21 Portugal 118,570 Deaths compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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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

Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
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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.