Bulgaria vs Saint Lucia: Life expectancy
Bulgaria
73.65 years
in 2020
Saint Lucia
73.42 years
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
73rd
Saint Lucia rank
75th
Life expectancy over time
- Bulgaria
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 73.65 years against 73.42 years in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.23 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 73rd and Saint Lucia ranks 75th of 162 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 63.14 years | 55.48 years | 7.66 years | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 70.23 years | 58.13 years | 12.1 years | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 71.12 years | 63.69 years | 7.43 years | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 71.06 years | 70.17 years | 0.8935 years | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 71.18 years | 70.66 years | 0.5155 years | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 72.1 years | 71.51 years | 0.5946 years | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 74.23 years | 72.93 years | 1.3 years | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 73.65 years | 73.42 years | 0.2293 years | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Bulgaria or Saint Lucia?
- Bulgaria, at 73.65 years against 73.42 years in Saint Lucia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Bulgaria and Saint Lucia?
- 0.23 years, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Saint Lucia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Bulgaria and Saint Lucia rank globally for life expectancy?
- Bulgaria ranks 73rd and Saint Lucia ranks 75th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.