BG · 2003 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Bulgaria, 2003
Life expectancy by age and sex
72.3
Bulgaria, 2003
▲ 0.3% vs 2002 (72.1)
Analysis
In 2003, Bulgaria's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.3% compared to 2002, reaching 72.3.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 77.7.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 2.0% (from 70.9 in 1998).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2003
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2003
93.1%
EU-27: 77.7
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec