Healthy life expectancy at birth in Hungary
Hungary: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 64.84 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
64.84
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
58th
of 185 countries
All-time high
66.59
in 2019
All-time low
62.22
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Hungary, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 64.84 for healthy life expectancy at birth in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Hungary peaked at 66.59 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 62.22, in 2000.
Hungary ranks 58th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.22 | — |
| 2001 | 63.02 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 63.13 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 63.16 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 63.5 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 63.54 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 63.96 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 64.06 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 64.5 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 64.7 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 65 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 65.28 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 65.48 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 65.88 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 66.04 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.92 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 66.32 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 66.23 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 66.4 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 66.59 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 66.1 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 64.84 | -1.9% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 64.84 is below the median for high income countries, which is 68.17, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 64.84 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.09, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.58 | 62.22 | 64.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.91 | 65 | 66.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.47 | 64.84 | 66.1 | 2 |
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 healthy life expectancy at birth in Hungary?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Hungary was 64.84 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 66.59 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.22 in 2000.
- How does Hungary rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Hungary ranks 58th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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