BG · 2017 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Bulgaria, 2017
Life expectancy by age and sex
71.4
Bulgaria, 2017
▲ 0.1% vs 2016 (71.3)
Analysis
In 2017, Bulgaria's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.1% compared to 2016, reaching 71.4.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 78.1.
Bulgaria ranks 25th 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 0.7% (from 70.9 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#25 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
91.4%
EU-27: 78.1
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec