Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Hungary
Hungary: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was -6.2 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Hungary, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Hungary recorded -6.2 Years for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in 2024.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Hungary peaked at -4.3 Years in 1960 and was at its lowest, -9.5 Years, in 1994.
Hungary ranks 33rd of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -4.83 Years | -5.4 Years | -4.3 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | -6.18 Years | -7 Years | -5.8 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | -7.93 Years | -8.4 Years | -7.3 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | -9.05 Years | -9.5 Years | -8.6 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | -8.43 Years | -8.7 Years | -8.1 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | -7 Years | -7.9 Years | -6.6 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.54 Years | -6.9 Years | -6.2 Years | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,225 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 37 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.4236 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4805 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 52,907 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Hungary?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Hungary was -6.2 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was -4.3 Years in 1960.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.5 Years in 1994.
- How does Hungary rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Hungary ranks 33rd out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.