Life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Life expectancy at birth was 71.31 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
71.31
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
101st
of 184 countries
All-time high
75
in 2019
All-time low
71.31
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 71.31 for life expectancy at birth in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria peaked at 75 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.31, in 2021.
Bulgaria ranks 101st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.52 | 71.64 | 73.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.51 | 73.67 | 75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.4 | 71.31 | 73.49 | 2 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 29,959 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria?
- Life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria was 71.31 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 75 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.31 in 2021.
- How does Bulgaria rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Bulgaria ranks 101st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Life expectancy at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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