Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Hungary

Hungary: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 64.84 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
64.84
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
58th
of 184 countries
All-time high
66.59
in 2019
All-time low
62.22
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Hungary, 2000–2021

02040602000201020212000: 62.22001: 632002: 63.12003: 63.22004: 63.52005: 63.52006: 642007: 64.12008: 64.52009: 64.72010: 652011: 65.32012: 65.52013: 65.92014: 662015: 65.92016: 66.32017: 66.22018: 66.42019: 66.62020: 66.12021: 64.8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 64.84 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in 2021.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Hungary peaked at 66.59 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 62.22, in 2000.

Hungary ranks 58th of 184 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 (HALE) at birth in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years) in Hungary, 2000 to 2021.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 55 Uruguay 64.99 compare
  2. 56 Bosnia and Herzegovina 64.99 compare
  3. 57 Slovakia 64.94 compare
  4. 59 Bhutan 64.8 compare
  5. 60 Argentina 64.79 compare
  6. 61 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 64.73 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Hungary?
Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Hungary was 64.84 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 66.59 in 2019.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 62.22 in 2000.
How does Hungary rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
Hungary ranks 58th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy (hale) 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
196 places, 4,312 data points, 2000–2021
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