Potential years of life lost in Hungary

Hungary: Potential years of life lost was 6,412 Years per 100 000 persons in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
6,412 Years per 100 000 persons
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
9th
of 36 countries
All-time high
14,386 Years per 100 000 persons
in 1993
All-time low
6,412 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Potential years of life lost in Hungary, 1960–2024

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years per 100 000 persons.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 6,412 Years per 100 000 persons for potential years of life lost in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potential years of life lost in Hungary peaked at 14,386 Years per 100 000 persons in 1993 and was at its lowest, 6,412 Years per 100 000 persons, in 2024.

Hungary ranks 9th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13,221 Years per 100 000 persons 12,610 Years per 100 000 persons 14,020 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1970s 13,036 Years per 100 000 persons 12,557 Years per 100 000 persons 13,591 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1980s 13,476 Years per 100 000 persons 12,915 Years per 100 000 persons 13,883 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1990s 13,325 Years per 100 000 persons 12,161 Years per 100 000 persons 14,386 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2000s 10,241 Years per 100 000 persons 9,088 Years per 100 000 persons 11,672 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2010s 7,591 Years per 100 000 persons 6,884 Years per 100 000 persons 8,648 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2020s 7,102 Years per 100 000 persons 6,412 Years per 100 000 persons 8,443 Years per 100 000 persons 5

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 6 Romania 7,250 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  2. 7 United States 6,994 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  3. 8 Argentina 6,726 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  4. 10 Costa Rica 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  5. 11 Colombia 6,305 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  6. 12 Peru 5,993 Years per 100 000 persons compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is potential years of life lost in Hungary?
Potential years of life lost in Hungary was 6,412 Years per 100 000 persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest potential years of life lost recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 14,386 Years per 100 000 persons in 1993.
What is the lowest potential years of life lost recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 6,412 Years per 100 000 persons in 2024.
How does Hungary rank for potential years of life lost?
Hungary ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is potential years of life lost rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 Potential years of life lost. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Potential years of life lost
Unit
Years per 100 000 persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,490 data points, 1960–2024
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Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL) is a summary measure of premature mortality which provides an explicit way of weighting deaths occurring at younger ages, which are, a priori, preventable. The calculation of PYLL involves summing up deaths occurring at each age and multiplying this with the number of remaining years to live up to a selected age limit. The limit of 75 years has been chosen for the calculations in OECD Health Statistics. The selected ICD categories presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.