BG · 2017 · tps00208
Life expectancy at birth by sex
Bulgaria, 2017
Life expectancy at birth by sex
156.8%
Bulgaria, 2017
▼ 0.1% vs 2016 (157.0%)
Analysis
In 2017, Bulgaria's life expectancy at birth by sex decreased by 0.1% compared to 2016, reaching 156.8%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 167.2%.
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 155.8% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00208, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
93.8%
EU-27: 167.2%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00208