Devastating news: life expectancy at birth in Hungary low, Romania may soon precede Hungary

It is good news that the life expectancy at birth grows everywhere in the European Union, and there are member states where it already exceeded 84 years. However, it increases in Hungary slower than in other countries. Therefore, Romania and probably even Bulgaria will soon precede Hungary, and we will remain at the end of the EU’s list.

Life expectancy at birth decreases in the East

Eurostat shared the preliminary data concerning life expectancy at birth in the European Union. The EU average is 81.5 years. But that is much lower in Hungary.

On the top of the list sits Switzerland – which is not an EU member state – with 84.8 years. In Spain, that age is 84.0. Italy, France, Sweden, and Norway are all above 83.

The life expectancy at birth starts to decrease if we travel to the East. In Germany, it is only 81.2, while in Poland, it fell to only 78.6. On the other end of the list, there is a group of countries from the CEE region.