Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Hungary

Hungary: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group was 0.553 in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
0.553
Change on year
down 13.0%
World rank
30th
of 33 countries
All-time high
0.6359
in 2016
All-time low
0.0661
in 1957
Years of data
68
1950–2017

Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Hungary, 1950–2017

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Hungary is 0.553, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Hungary peaked at 0.6359 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0661, in 1957.

Hungary ranks 30th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.096 0.0661 0.1277 10
1960s 0.1797 0.1542 0.2324 10
1970s 0.2554 0.2017 0.2997 10
1980s 0.3089 0.2775 0.3449 10
1990s 0.3577 0.3178 0.3965 10
2000s 0.484 0.4182 0.5825 10
2010s 0.5546 0.5114 0.6359 8

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 27 Belarus, Republic of 0.666 compare
  2. 28 Iceland 0.6438 compare
  3. 29 Slovak Republic 0.5891 compare
  4. 31 Bulgaria 0.4277 compare
  5. 32 Russia 0.3897 compare
  6. 33 Ukraine 0.3107 compare

See the full ranking of 33 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Hungary?
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Hungary was 0.553 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.6359 in 2016.
What is the lowest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0661 in 1957.
How does Hungary rank for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
Hungary ranks 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2017.
Is gender gap in life expectancy by age group rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Gender gap in life expectancy by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 3,442 data points, 1751–2019
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