Life expectancy vs. health spending in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 75.64 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
75.64 years
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
115th
of 236 countries
All-time high
75.64 years
in 2023
All-time low
59.57 years
in 1952
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Bulgaria, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Bulgaria stood at 75.64 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Bulgaria peaked at 75.64 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.57 years, in 1952.
Bulgaria ranks 115th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 61.47 years | — |
| 1951 | 60.69 years | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 59.57 years | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 64.19 years | +7.8% |
| 1954 | 64.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 64.83 years | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 65.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 66.59 years | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 68.71 years | +3.2% |
| 1959 | 66.63 years | -3.0% |
| 1960 | 69.18 years | +3.8% |
| 1961 | 70.23 years | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 69.53 years | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 70.34 years | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 71.14 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 71.31 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 71.22 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 70.41 years | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 71.2 years | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 70.47 years | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 71.25 years | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 70.86 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 70.86 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 71.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 71.22 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 71.01 years | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 71.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 70.77 years | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 71.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 71.22 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 71.08 years | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 71.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 71.08 years | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 71.24 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 71.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 71.05 years | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 71.55 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 71.34 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 71.42 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 71.48 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 71.32 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 71.19 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 71.18 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 71.19 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 70.86 years | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 70.96 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 70.84 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 70.31 years | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 70.87 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 71.56 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 71.58 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 71.88 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 72.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 72.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 72.58 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 72.56 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 72.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 73.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 73.34 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 73.68 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 73.81 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 74.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 74.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 74.83 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 74.47 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 74.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 74.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.8 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 75.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.6 years | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 71.41 years | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 74.03 years | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 75.64 years | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64.23 years | 59.57 years | 68.71 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.5 years | 69.18 years | 71.31 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.1 years | 70.77 years | 71.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.31 years | 71.05 years | 71.55 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.03 years | 70.31 years | 71.56 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.58 years | 71.58 years | 73.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.59 years | 73.81 years | 75.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.67 years | 71.41 years | 75.64 years | 4 |
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- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.07 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.6014 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.074 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Bulgaria?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Bulgaria was 75.64 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.64 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.57 years in 1952.
- How does Bulgaria rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Bulgaria ranks 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.