Life expectancy of Hungarians at birth 2023, by county and gender

Access to healthcare, lifestyle, diet, and exercise are some of the determining factors considering life expectancy. In 2023, men and women had the highest life expectancy at birth in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, measuring at almost 75 years for men, while women at 80.5 years, respectively. During the same year, the life expectancy for both men and women was the lowest in the county of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén. 

Are Hungarians in good health?

According to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, in 2021, 68 percent of men and 62 percent of women perceived their state of health as good or very good, which represented an increase compared to the preceding period. However, considering their body mass index (BMI), over a third of the country’s adult population qualified as overweight and every fourth person as obese. In addition to weight problems, the country also recorded a considerable number of alcoholics over the past decade with their number totaling 392 individuals as of 2020.

Chronic diseases

As of 2023, 31 percent of Hungarian men and 38 percent of women suffered from chronic diseases while the number of chronically ill people in the country totaled 2.8 million. Malignant neoplasms, in other words cancerous tumors became the leading cause of death over the past years, accounting for 31 thousand deaths in 2023. In the same year, prostate cancer accounted for a considerable share of new cancer cases in men while a significant number of newly diagnosed women patients suffered from breast cancer.