Over the period under consideration, the lowest number of deaths in Hungary was registered in 2014 at **. In 2020, ***people died in the country, which represented an increase of nearly nine percent compared to the previous year. During 2020, as a consequence of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the monthly number of fatalities started increasing in the fall and peaked in December when **people died. In 2024, a total of ***people lost their lives in the country.Â
Causes of death
Each year between 2009 and 2023, malignant neoplasms, or in other words, cancerous tumors, were the most frequent cause of death, accounting for over **fatalities each year. Ischemic heart disease also caused a high number of deaths in the country, while in 2023, another people lost their lives to lung-related diseases.
Suicides
The number of suicides decreased overall in Hungary during the past years, reaching its lowest value in 2019 at *cases. However, from 2020, a slight increase was recorded, and the number of suicides reached . Each year, more men than women took their own lives, with *men and *** women in 2023.
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Hungarian Central Statistical Office. (June 27, 2025). Number of deaths in Hungary from 2010 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1127194/hungary-number-of-deaths/
Hungarian Central Statistical Office. "Number of deaths in Hungary from 2010 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 27, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1127194/hungary-number-of-deaths/
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Number of deaths in Hungary from 2010 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Hungarian Central Statistical Office, June 27, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1127194/hungary-number-of-deaths/