Bulgaria vs Romania: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45

Bulgaria
6.28
in 2023
Romania
6.29
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
21st
Romania rank
20th

Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
234567194719852023

How they compare

Romania currently reports 6.29 against 6.28 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 21st and Romania ranks 20th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Romania Difference Ahead
1950s 2.2 2.53 0.3255 Romania
1960s 2.51 2.8 0.2954 Romania
1970s 3.36 3.2 0.1556 Bulgaria
1980s 4.54 4.12 0.4172 Bulgaria
1990s 5.53 5.4 0.1317 Bulgaria
2000s 5.87 5.69 0.1804 Bulgaria
2010s 6.11 6.09 0.0179 Bulgaria
2020s 6.38 6.5 0.1237 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45, Bulgaria or Romania?
Romania, at 6.29 against 6.28 in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 between Bulgaria and Romania?
0.01, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
Bulgaria ranks 21st and Romania ranks 20th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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