Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 12.75 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Bulgaria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Bulgaria stood at 12.75. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Bulgaria peaked at 14.99 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.75, in 2021.
Bulgaria ranks 129th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.41 | — |
| 2001 | 13.62 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 13.67 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 13.72 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 13.92 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 13.82 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 13.93 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 14.04 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.26 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 14.45 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 14.44 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.62 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 14.66 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 14.99 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 14.79 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 14.77 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 14.93 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 14.85 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 14.95 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.99 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 14.01 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 12.75 | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.89 | 13.41 | 14.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.8 | 14.44 | 14.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.38 | 12.75 | 14.01 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Bulgaria?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Bulgaria was 12.75 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.99 in 2013.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.75 in 2021.
- How does Bulgaria rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
- Bulgaria ranks 129th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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