BG · 2016 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Bulgaria, 2016
Life expectancy by age and sex
78.5
Bulgaria, 2016
▲ 0.4% vs 2015 (78.2)
Analysis
In 2016, Bulgaria's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.4% compared to 2015, reaching 78.5.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 83.7.
Bulgaria ranks 27th 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 0.9% (from 77.8 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
93.8%
EU-27: 83.7
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec