Hungary – Health Overview
Coordinated by the European Institute of Women’s Health
Map of Hungary
HUNGARY – A HEALTH OVERVIEW
Demographic and Socio-Economic Trends
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Total population (2007): 10,045,000
Female portion of population (2007): 52.52%
Age distribution (2007):
| Ages 0-14 | 15.2% |
| Ages 15-24 | 12.8% |
| Ages 25-49 | 35.7% |
| Ages 50-64 | 20.4% |
| Ages 65-79 | 12.3% |
| Age 80 and older | 3.6% |
Percentage of population over ages 0-14 (2004):
- Female: 14.63%
- Male: 17.01%
Percentage of population over age 65 (2004):
- Female: 18.78%
- Male: 12.00%
BASIC HEALTH
Life expectancy from birth (2006):
- 77.8 years female
- 69.2 years male
Caesarean sections per 1000 live births (2006): 279.64
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births (2005): 6
Percentage using contraception (1993): 77.4%
EMPLOYMENT
Employment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 50.9%
- Male: 64.0%
Female employment rate:
- 2007: 45.4%
- 1997: 50.9%
Unemployment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 7.7%
- Male: 7.1%
Average gross annual earnings of full-time employees in an enterprise with ten or more employees (2005):
- Female: 6999.9
- Male: 9905
LIFESTYLE
Percentage of population completed at least upper secondary education (2007): 79.2%
Marriage rate (2007): 4.06 per 1000 people
Divorce rate (2007): 2.5 per 1000 people
Health Issues
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Deaths from stroke ages 0-64 (2005):
- – Female: 750
- – Male: 1513
CANCER
Cancer death rate per 100,000 (2005):
- – Female: 172.7
- – Male: 330.8
Cervical cancer rate per 100,000 (2004):
- – Incidence: 22.38
- – Death: 7.52
Breast cancer rate per 100,000 (2004):
- – Incidence: 142.15
- – Death: 30.63
Women under 65 deaths from cancer (2005):
- – Stomach: 192
- – Colorectal: 488
- – Lung: 1122
Age-standardized incidence rates of colorectal cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 50.6
- Male: 106.0
Age-standardized incidence rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 42.4
- Male: 119.3
Age-standardized mortality rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 30.95
- Male: 119.67
LIFESTYLE DISORDERS
Percentage binge drinking at least once a week: no data
Total alcohol consumption litres per capita(2003): 7.68
Number of cigarettes per person per year (2000): 2151.41
Percentage non-smokers (2003):
- Female: 72.1%
- Male: 59.3%
Percentage daily smokers (2003):
- Female: 24.7%
- Male: 37%
Percentage overweight (1994):
- Female: 27.9%
- Male: 41.9%
Percentage obese (1994):
- Female: 21.2%
- Male: 21%
Low Energy Expenditure: no data
MOBILITY DISORDERS
In progress
MENTAL HEALTH
In progress
SEXUAL HEALTH
In progress
CHRONIC DISABLING DISORDERS
In progress
HEALTHCARE
In progress
This resource has been compiled from a range of information to assist researchers by having a facility with all the necessary basic information in regard to health information in Europe and individual member countries.
This reseource has been assembled from information and data gathered from: Eurostat, WHO Europe Office and other sources.