Survival to age 65, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Survival to age 65, male was 73.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Survival to age 65, male in Bulgaria, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival to age 65, male in Bulgaria is 73.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Bulgaria peaked at 73.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 1997.
Bulgaria ranks 105th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Survival to age 65, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.0% | — |
| 1961 | 71.0% | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 70.8% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 71.8% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 72.9% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 72.8% | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 71.4% | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 72.4% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 70.7% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 72.4% | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 71.2% | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 71.3% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 72.2% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 71.9% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 71.0% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 71.8% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 70.0% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 70.5% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 69.9% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 69.8% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 70.1% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 69.1% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 69.0% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 68.4% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 67.5% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 67.8% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 68.0% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 67.5% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 67.3% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 67.0% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 66.2% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 65.3% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 64.0% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 64.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 64.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 63.7% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 64.2% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 66.3% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 66.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 67.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 67.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 67.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 68.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 68.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 70.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 71.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 71.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 72.8% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 73.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.7% | 70.0% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.2% | 69.9% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.4% | 67.3% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.3% | 63.7% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 66.4% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 70.0% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 64.4% | 73.4% | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in Bulgaria?
- Survival to age 65, male in Bulgaria was 73.4% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 1997.
- How does Bulgaria rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 105th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.