Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Hungary
Hungary: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases was 36.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Hungary, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Hungary is 36.71 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Hungary peaked at 36.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.77 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
Hungary ranks 40th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Hungary, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.98 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 12.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.0% |
| 2002 | 16.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 19.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 17.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 24 deaths per 100,000 people | +35.4% |
| 2006 | 23.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 22.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 22.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 22.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 23.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 23.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 23.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 26.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 26.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 29.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 32.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 31.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 30.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 29.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 33.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 36.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 24 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 36.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 37 Rwanda 37.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 38 South Sudan 37.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 39 Micronesia, Federated States of 36.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 41 South Africa 35.55 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 42 Naoero 35.45 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 43 Equatorial Guinea 35.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Hungary?
- Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Hungary was 36.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from hypertensive heart diseases recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 36.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from hypertensive heart diseases recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Hungary rank for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
- Hungary ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from hypertensive heart diseases rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from hypertensive heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.