Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was -7.3 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Bulgaria, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded -7.3 Years for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in 2024.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Bulgaria peaked at -3.5 Years in 1963 and was at its lowest, -7.7 Years, in 2020.
That places Bulgaria 37th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.91 Years | -4.5 Years | -3.5 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | -4.83 Years | -5.4 Years | -4.4 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | -6.02 Years | -6.6 Years | -5.4 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | -7.05 Years | -7.5 Years | -6.4 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | -7.01 Years | -7.2 Years | -6.6 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.12 Years | -7.3 Years | -6.9 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.46 Years | -7.7 Years | -7.3 Years | 5 |
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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 ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 0.804 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2224 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.1182 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5161 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Bulgaria?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Bulgaria was -7.3 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was -3.5 Years in 1963.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.7 Years in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.