Healthy life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 62.39 in 2021. β¬ Flat
Latest (2021)
62.39
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
96th
of 185 countries
All-time high
65.67
in 2019
All-time low
62.39
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria, 2000β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria is 62.39, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria peaked at 65.67 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 62.39, in 2021.
That places Bulgaria 96th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.52 | 62.76 | 64.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.24 | 64.52 | 65.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.38 | 62.39 | 64.38 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 62.88 compare
- 94 Georgia 62.48 compare
- 95 Sao Tome and Principe 62.44 compare
- 97 Morocco 62.34 compare
- 98 Syrian Arab Republic 62.27 compare
- 99 El Salvador 62.2 compare
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,422 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.1347 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4839 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 33,740 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria was 62.39 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 65.67 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.39 in 2021.
- How does Bulgaria rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Bulgaria ranks 96th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).