Bulgaria - Life expectancy at birth 2017

Life expectancy falls in Bulgaria

In 2017 the life expectancy in Bulgaria decreased to 74.8 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 78.4 years and for men 71.4 years.

Bulgaria’s position worsened with respect to the 194 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 76th in 2016 to 81th in 2017.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Bulgaria over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 2016, when it was 74.9 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 2007, when it was 73 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Bulgaria. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Bulgaria in Bulgarian economy.

Bulgaria - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2017	78.40	71.40	74.80
2016	78.50	71.30	74.90
2015	78.20	71.20	74.70
2014	78.00	71.10	74.50
2013	78.60	71.30	74.90
2012	77.90	70.90	74.40
2011	77.80	70.70	74.20
2010	77.40	70.30	73.80
2009	77.40	70.20	73.70
2008	77.00	69.80	73.30
2007	76.60	69.50	73.00
2006	76.30	69.20	72.70
2005	76.20	69.00	72.50
2004	76.20	69.00	72.50
2003	75.90	68.90	72.30
2002	75.50	68.80	72.10
2001	75.40	68.60	71.90
2000	75.00	68.40	71.60
1999	75.00	68.20	71.60
1998	74.60	67.40	70.90
1997	73.80	67.00	70.30
1996	74.50	67.40	70.80
1995	74.90	67.40	71.00
1994	74.80	67.30	70.90
1993	75.10	67.60	71.20
1992	74.80	67.80	71.20
1991	74.40	68.00	71.10
1990	74.70	68.00	71.20
1989	74.80	68.20	71.40
1988	74.70	68.30	71.40
1987	74.60	68.30	71.30
1986	74.80	68.50	71.50
1985	74.30	68.10	71.10
1984	74.60	68.50	71.40
1983	74.40	68.50	71.30
1982	74.00	68.50	71.10
1981	74.30	68.90	71.50
1980	73.90	68.40	71.10
1979	74.00	68.60	71.20
1978	73.60	68.70	71.10
1977	73.40	68.20	70.70
1976	73.80	68.90	71.30
1975	73.50	68.60	71.00
1974	73.50	68.80	71.10
1973	73.70	68.90	71.20
1972	73.10	68.60	70.80
1971	73.20	68.60	70.80
1970	73.50	69.10	71.20
1969	72.70	68.20	70.40
1968	73.30	69.20	71.20
1967	72.60	68.30	70.40
1966	73.20	69.30	71.20
1965	73.30	69.40	71.40
1964	73.20	69.40	71.30
1963	72.20	68.70	70.50
1962	71.50	67.80	69.60
1961	72.30	68.50	70.40
1960	71.10	67.50	69.30

Bulgaria - Life expectancy at birth