https://pjmedia.com/spengler/2012/07/12/hungarian-suicide-song-redux/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 04:01:01 -0400<![CDATA[Hungarians are disappearing faster than any other nationality. Ethnic Hungarians, according to unpublished government data, have a fertility rate of 0.83 &#8212; fewer than one child per woman, after the high birth rate of the local Roma population is excluded. If the Roma are included, the fertility rate is just 1.28. In the global ranking of suicide rates, Hungary ranks sixth out of 107 countries where data is available, at 40 per 100,000 population per year &#8212; a four-way tie with South Korea, Guyana, and Kazakhstan (only Lithuania is noticeably higher).]]>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:49:33 -0400<![CDATA[David P. Goldman]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-p-goldman/2012/07/12/hungarian-suicide-song-redux-n130940