Bulgaria vs Saint Lucia: Sex gap in life expectancy
Bulgaria
7.05 years
in 2023
Saint Lucia
6.99 years
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
35th
Saint Lucia rank
37th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Bulgaria
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 7.05 years against 6.99 years in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 35th and Saint Lucia ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.35 years | 3.32 years | 0.0336 years | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 3.8 years | 3.91 years | 0.1099 years | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 4.83 years | 4.63 years | 0.1974 years | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 6.03 years | 4.67 years | 1.36 years | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 7.11 years | 4.36 years | 2.76 years | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 7.02 years | 5.85 years | 1.17 years | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7.02 years | 6.12 years | 0.8987 years | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 7.2 years | 7.15 years | 0.0516 years | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Bulgaria or Saint Lucia?
- Bulgaria, at 7.05 years against 6.99 years in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Bulgaria and Saint Lucia?
- 0.06 years, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Saint Lucia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Saint Lucia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th and Saint Lucia ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.