Life expectancy at age 60 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Life expectancy at age 60 was 16.79 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60 in Bulgaria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 16.79 for life expectancy at age 60 in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60 in Bulgaria peaked at 19.72 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.79, in 2021.
That places Bulgaria 129th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.24 | 17.6 | 18.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.45 | 18.94 | 19.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6 | 16.79 | 18.41 | 2 |
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- 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 32,326 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 32,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 31,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 32,049 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60 in Bulgaria?
- Life expectancy at age 60 in Bulgaria was 16.79 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 19.72 in 2013.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.79 in 2021.
- How does Bulgaria rank for life expectancy at age 60?
- Bulgaria ranks 129th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at age 60 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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 Life expectancy at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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