BG · 2017 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Bulgaria, 2017
Life expectancy by age and sex
78.4
Bulgaria, 2017
▼ 0.1% vs 2016 (78.5)
Analysis
In 2017, Bulgaria's life expectancy by age and sex decreased by 0.1% compared to 2016, reaching 78.4.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 83.6.
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 0.6% (from 77.9 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
93.8%
EU-27: 83.6
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec