Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health was 71.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
71.8
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
25th
of 31 countries
All-time high
71.8
in 2024
All-time low
62.5
in 2006
Years of data
19
2006–2024

Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Bulgaria, 2006–2024

0204060802006201520242006: 62.52007: 63.52008: 65.32009: 66.32010: 66.92011: 67.52012: 67.92013: 68.42014: 67.72015: 67.82016: 68.82017: 68.82018: 69.12019: 70.12020: 69.22021: 67.82022: 70.52023: 71.32024: 71.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Bulgaria stood at 71.8. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Bulgaria peaked at 71.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.5, in 2006.

Bulgaria ranks 25th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Bulgaria, 2006 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2006 62.5
2007 63.5 +1.6%
2008 65.3 +2.8%
2009 66.3 +1.5%
2010 66.9 +0.9%
2011 67.5 +0.9%
2012 67.9 +0.6%
2013 68.4 +0.7%
2014 67.7 -1.0%
2015 67.8 +0.1%
2016 68.8 +1.5%
2017 68.8 +0.0%
2018 69.1 +0.4%
2019 70.1 +1.4%
2020 69.2 -1.3%
2021 67.8 -2.0%
2022 70.5 +4.0%
2023 71.3 +1.1%
2024 71.8 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 64.4 62.5 66.3 4
2010s 68.3 66.9 70.1 10
2020s 70.12 67.8 71.8 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 22 Czechia 73.8 compare
  2. 23 Romania 72.8 compare
  3. 24 Poland 72.3 compare
  4. 26 Croatia 71.6 compare
  5. 27 Estonia 71.4 compare
  6. 28 Hungary 71.1 compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Bulgaria?
Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Bulgaria was 71.8 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 71.8 in 2024.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 62.5 in 2006.
How does Bulgaria rank for healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health?
Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
Is healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health
Source
Eurostat
Licence
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Coverage
33 places, 645 data points, 2004–2024
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