BG · 2003 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Bulgaria, 2003
Life expectancy by age and sex
68.9
Bulgaria, 2003
▲ 0.1% vs 2002 (68.8)
Analysis
In 2003, Bulgaria's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.1% compared to 2002, reaching 68.9.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 74.4.
Bulgaria ranks 22nd 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 2.2% (from 67.4 in 1998).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2003
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2003
92.6%
EU-27: 74.4
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec