Health · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Hungary: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 76.7 yrs (2024), 87th of 217 in the world and 41st of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 79.9 yrs (2024), 88th of 217 in the world and 43rd of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 73.7 yrs (2024), 90th of 217 in the world and 41st of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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17 indicators
Health: Hungary in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 76.7 yrs2024 | 87/217 | 41/58 | 71.2 yrs | 74.2 yrs | 75.4 yrs | +1.3%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 79.9 yrs2024 | 88/217 | 43/58 | 75.6 yrs | 78.1 yrs | 78.8 yrs | +0.6%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 73.7 yrs2024 | 90/217 | 41/58 | 67.1 yrs | 70.5 yrs | 72.2 yrs | +1.9%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 3.12024 | 171/196 | 32/52 | 8.7 | 5.1 | 3.4 | −31%since 2014 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 3.72024 | 171/196 | 32/52 | 10.1 | 6.0 | 4.0 | −30%since 2014 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.12024 | 172/196 | 32/52 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 2.2 | −28%since 2014 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 122023 | 143/194 | 13/51 | 14 | 13 | 18 | −7.7%since 2013 | 11 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 99%2024 | 6/193 | 2/51 | 99% | 99% | 99% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 94% | 84% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 62024 | 168/208 | 33/52 | 45 | 22 | 5 | −49%since 2014 | 22 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 6.4%2023 | 97/193 | 43/52 | 6.8% | 7.5% | 7.2% | −0.9 ppsince 2013 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 23.1%2023 | 118/193 | 23/52 | 27.3% | 27.4% | 26.1% | −5.3 ppsince 2013 | 16.5% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 3.462022 | 47/180 | 34/50 | 3.01 | 2.88 | 3.14 | +12%since 2012 | 3.90 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 6.62022 | 12/182 | 8/51 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 6.8 | −5.3%since 2012 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 14/206 | 8/56 | 93.9% | 97.0% | 99.7% | +1.9 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 98.0%2024 | 71/203 | 34/54 | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 30.8%2024 | 27/166 | 14/48 | 38.3% | 34.9% | 32.0% | −4.1 ppsince 2010 | 24.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 7.72019 | 142/186 | 20/49 | 12.7 | 9.2 | 7.72019 | −26%since 2009 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.3%76.7 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+0.6%79.9 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.9%73.7 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−31%3.1 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Hospital beds−5.3%6.6 in 2022
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Hungary and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Hungary. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Hungary | Ukraine | Romania | Austria | Serbia | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.7 yrs2024 | 74.7 yrs2024 | 76.5 yrs2024 | 82.0 yrs2024 | 76.0 yrs2024 | 78.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 79.9 yrs2024 | 79.4 yrs2024 | 80.3 yrs2024 | 84.3 yrs2024 | 78.3 yrs2024 | 81.7 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 73.7 yrs2024 | 69.8 yrs2024 | 72.8 yrs2024 | 79.8 yrs2024 | 73.7 yrs2024 | 75.2 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 3.12024 | 7.62024 | 6.02024 | 2.82024 | 4.62024 | 5.32024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 3.72024 | 7.92024 | 7.32024 | 3.32024 | 5.42024 | 6.32024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 2.12024 | 4.52024 | 3.62024 | 2.22024 | 3.02024 | 3.32024 |
| Maternal mortality | 122023 | 152023 | 122023 | 62023 | 112023 | 42023 |
| Measles vaccination | 99%2024 | 91%2024 | 78%2024 | 90%2024 | 84%2024 | 94%2024 |
| Tuberculosis | 62024 | 862024 | 602024 | 52024 | 92024 | 32024 |