Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Hungary
Hungary: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child was 6.48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Hungary, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Hungary is 6.48, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Hungary peaked at 9.46 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.79, in 1954.
Hungary ranks 50th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.38 | — |
| 1951 | 4.59 | +4.9% |
| 1952 | 4.51 | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 4.09 | -9.2% |
| 1954 | 3.79 | -7.3% |
| 1955 | 3.84 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 4.87 | +26.7% |
| 1957 | 4.44 | -8.7% |
| 1958 | 4.14 | -6.8% |
| 1959 | 4.47 | +7.8% |
| 1960 | 4.25 | -4.9% |
| 1961 | 4.42 | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 4.45 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 4.59 | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 4.85 | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 4.83 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 4.73 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 5.18 | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 5.3 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 5.37 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 5.78 | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 5.96 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 5.78 | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 5.92 | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 5.93 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 6.17 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 5.92 | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 6.34 | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 6.68 | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 6.96 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 7.23 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 7.44 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 7.57 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 7.92 | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 8.15 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 8.05 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 7.96 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 8.14 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 7.98 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 8.49 | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 8.63 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 8.86 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 9.28 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 9.33 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 9.46 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 9.31 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 8.71 | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 8.82 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 9.1 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 8.83 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 8.54 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 8.36 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 8.4 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 8.34 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 8.43 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 8.45 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.47 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 8.27 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.15 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 8 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 7.76 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 7.34 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 7.07 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 6.89 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 6.98 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 6.64 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 7.01 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 6.72 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 6.81 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.64 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 6.71 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 6.87 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 6.71 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 6.48 | -3.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 6.48 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.98, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 6.48 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.4, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | +26.7% | 3.84 | 4.87 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.31 | 3.79 | 4.87 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.8 | 4.25 | 5.37 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.14 | 5.78 | 6.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.89 | 7.23 | 8.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.03 | 8.63 | 9.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.34 | 8 | 8.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.98 | 6.64 | 7.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.69 | 6.48 | 6.87 | 4 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 37 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0238 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Hungary?
- Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Hungary was 6.48 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 9.46 in 1994.
- What is the lowest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.79 in 1954.
- How does Hungary rank for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
- Hungary ranks 50th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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