Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Hungary
Hungary: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group was 0.553 in 2017. ▲ 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
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.
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0732 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1277 | +74.4% |
| 1952 | 0.1071 | -16.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0899 | -16.1% |
| 1954 | 0.067 | -25.4% |
| 1955 | 0.116 | +73.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1101 | -5.1% |
| 1957 | 0.0661 | -40.0% |
| 1958 | 0.0912 | +38.0% |
| 1959 | 0.1117 | +22.4% |
| 1960 | 0.1546 | +38.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1546 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1542 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1768 | +14.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1754 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1773 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1867 | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1741 | -6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2111 | +21.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2324 | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2017 | -13.2% |
| 1971 | 0.217 | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2605 | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2836 | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2489 | -12.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2532 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.257 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2897 | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2424 | -16.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2997 | +23.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2805 | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2887 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3088 | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2775 | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3179 | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3236 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2907 | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3207 | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3449 | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3354 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3431 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3397 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3555 | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3435 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3626 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3711 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3178 | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3965 | +24.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3915 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3557 | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4182 | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4193 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.453 | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4367 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4545 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4784 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5139 | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5282 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5548 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5825 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5114 | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 0.523 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5116 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5684 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6087 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.525 | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6359 | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 0.553 | -13.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.553 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9522, 58% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.553 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9211, 60% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in life expectancy by age group 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +74.4% | 0.0732 | 0.1277 |
| 1955 | +73.0% | 0.067 | 0.116 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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